The decision to present the next year's budget earlier to parliament has been taken at the Party Leaders' meeting held today (07), the government media said.
Accordingly, the second and third voting will be held on October 30 and November 18.
The Cabinet of ministers approved the Appropriation Bill for the Financial Year 2015 submitted by President last month.
The government has estimated 1.812 trillion rupees (approximately US$ 14 billion) as expenditure for its services for the financial year of 2015.
The Appropriation Bill 2015 targets a budget deficit of 4.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for the next year while expecting a growth rate of 8.2 percent.
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