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KP cabinet approves 2014-15 budget proposals
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved 2014-15 budget proposals.
The budget will be presented during the provincial assembly session scheduled for 4:00 PM today (Sunday). The budget which is in excess of Rs400 billion will be presented by senior provincial minister and JI leader Siarjul Haq.
Rs139.70 billion has been allocated for annual development programme which includes Rs39.65 billion from the foreign development fund.
The budget allocation for education and health has also been increased in this year’s budget. Over Rs24.63 billion have been allocated for health while Rs79.92 billion have been allocated for education.
The provincial budget also includes the following projects: Peshawar mass transit, mobile hospitals, schools, highways, roads and bridges.
It is expected that the budget will also include a 15% pay raise for government employees.
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