2017 budget adjustment bill moves to second discussion www.montsame.mn
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A plenary meeting of the parliamentary session held Thursday carried out first discussion of the bill on 2017 state budget adjustment.
According to parliamentarians, the 2017 budget revenue performance has surpassed by over MNT 900 billion and amendment is to be made in the budget to distribute the revenue of MNT430 billion.
Some MPs suggested to spend the money for raising salaries of teachers and doctors while Ch.Ulaan MP expressed his opposition to distribute the money.
“Budget adjustment should be made to improve budget indicators. However we are talking about distributing some extra money gained than expected, when the 2017 budget deficit reached MNT2.7 trillion which is the biggest deficit in history of Mongolia. We should consider it seriously,” he said.
As the first discussion of the budget adjustment bill concluded, the bill has been transferred to the second hearing.
Published Date:2017-10-06