Dominican government approves budget of RD$300B for 2008

Dominicantoday.com, Santo Domingo , December 14 th 2007

The National Council  Development, in a National Palace meeting, approved the Budget of Income and General Public Spending Law for 2008, of RD$300 billion.

The piece earmarks RD$4.32 billion for the National Congress; RD$3.38 billion for Judicial Branch and RD$3.54 billion to the Central Electoral Board.

(…) Other allotments include Education: RD$31.5 billion or 10.5 percent of the budget; whereas the Health sector would get RD$21.5 billion, or 7.1 percent and the Presidency will manage RD$35.6 billion, the highest allotment.