The Ministry of Finance has presented next year's draft budget to the Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament).

The Minister of Finance says the draft budget includes the standard budget and the developmental budget and takes national priorities into consideration.

Host Zarmina Mohammadi discusses the topic with Lailuma Ahmadi a senator. 

Mohammadi also discusses economic progress in the past years with Aman Haidari an economist. 

In addition Mohammadi discusses the slow investigation into last week’s market fire in Kabul with Farid Ahmad Ahmadi, deputy head of the mobile phone sales union.