Finance Ministry Drafts Budget for Next Fiscal Year

KABUL, Feb. 23 – The Ministry of Finance of the IEA has announced on Thursday that the draft budget for the fiscal year 1402, starting March 20, has been prepared and will soon be sent to the offices of the deputy prime ministers for economic and administrative affairs for approval.

According to the ministry, there has been an increase in the budget for next year against this year, and dozens of projects have been included in the draft.

Economic experts say that the government should launch development projects soon after the budget is approved, and there should be no further delay in the implementation of construction projects.

The Ministry of Finance says that despite the problems in boosting Afghanistan’s trade relations, they have managed to increase customs revenue to 100 billion Afghanis.