Afghanistan, Jan. 22 -- The MPs in the Afghan parliament approved the coming fiscal year's budget plan on Wednesday with a majority of votes just before the winter holidays kicked off.
Out of the total budget Afs. 428 billion, Afs. 289 billion was allocated for the ordinary budget and Afs. 139 billion for development projects and initiatives.
Previously, the MPs rejected the budget plan provided by the Ministry of Finance due to a lack of proper balance in budget allocation between ordinary and development budgets.
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