| 2008: Cabinet discusses $79B State budget |
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September 22, 2008 The cabinet is discussing Iraq's state budget for the year 2009, estimated at a total of $ 79 billion, according to a statement by the National Information Center on Monday. "The cabinet discussed on Sunday the federal state budget of Iraq for the year 2009, which hit a record $ 79 billion," read the statement as received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI). "The cabinet approved the pricing of dates purchasing from Iraqi farmers for 400,000 Iraqi dinars per ton and increase the ceiling of allocations for the transport ministry from $ 30 million to $ 50 million," it noted. It also approved the merger of the general company for transport of groups into the general company for transport of passengers for their similar activities. Source: Voices of Iraq |