Draft $1.4 billion budget under scrutiny

Updated March 12, 2008 08:52:41

The government of Solomon Islands has submitted a draft budget of $1.4 billion Solomon dollars to the Public Accounts Committee for scrutiny. The bipartisan parliamentary committee will consider the draft budget over the coming week before it is tabled in Parliament by the Finance Minister next week.

Presenter: Evan Wasuka
Speaker: Finance Permanent Secretary Shandrach Fanega; Committee member and opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare