Budget to share the wealth: official

20 December 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Budget / Decentralization and deconcentration / Government / Ministry of Civil Service / Ministry of Economy and Finance / Ministry of Interior / Provincial and local governments / System of government
Keo Bengvath / Ministry of Finance Local Financial Department / National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development / Ngann Chamroeun

The amount of money to be allocated to commune-, district- and province-level governments is slated to rise next year in accordance with the government’s long-gestating attempts at decentralising its power. …

Provincial- and capital-level funding will rise to about 640.8 billion riel, with 237.2 billion riel and 69 billion riel going to the commune- and district-levels, respectively – for a grand total of about $233 million. …

 Chhay Channyda
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