The Afghan parliament on Wednesday rejected the next fiscal year's budget, citing "serious problems."

The exclusion of 1,131 provincial projects, the allocation of Afs13 billion ($166 million) for the emergency code (an emergency budgetary unit) and the allocation of Afs2 billion ($25.5 million) to the government's Code 91 and 92--also emergency funds--were reasons for concern raised by lawmakers.

In this program, Fawadullah Akbarzai discusses the topic with the following guests:

Shamroz Khan Masjidi, spokesman for Ministry of Finance

Jawed Safai, MP

Qais Mohammadi, university lecturer