Lawmakers on Sunday said that the rejection of the budget plan for the second time occurred for many reasons, namely the ambiguity around a Afs15 billion ($193.8 million) increase in the ordinary budget for the current fiscal year that started on December 21.

In this program, host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with the following panelists.

•    Sayed Azim Keberzani, the secretary of the finance and budget committee of the parliament 

•    Sayed Nasir Ahmad, general director of the budget in the Ministry of Finance 

•    Sayed Massoud, economic affairs analyst 

•    Sayed Ikram Afzali, head of Integrity Watch Afghanistan