The Afghan parliament on Wednesday approved the coming fiscal year’s budget plan. It gained a majority of votes just ahead of the winter recess.

The budget totals 428 billion Afghanis, with 289 billion Afghanis allocated for the "ordinary" budget and 139 billion Afghanis for development.

The budget plan was previously rejected by the MPs who asked the Finance Ministry to bring balance and changes in the development and ordinary budget.

In this program host Karim Amine discussed the topic with the following guest.

Akram Afzali, head of Integrity Watch Afghanistan

Abdul Azim Kabarzani, member of Wolesi Jirga