Original report from Phnom Penh
01 December 2009
The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the draft law for the 2010 budget, with overall spending reaching nearly $2 billion.
Defense and security spending increased by more than $50 million, while health and education spending rose nearly 20 percent and 11 percent, respectively.
The overall budget of $1.99 billion was an increase of more than $100 million from the year before.
Defense and security received $276 million, the Ministry of Health $144 million, the Ministry of Education $198 million, the Ministry of Agriculture $20 million, and the Ministry of Water Resources $8.8 million.
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