VOL. XLIV

No. 15

9-APRIL-2001

QATAR

Qatar Approves FY2001-02 Budget With Surplus Of $137Mn As Gas Sales Take Off

Qatars Crown Prince, Jasim bin Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani, approved by Royal Decree on 28 March the countrys FY2001-02 budget to take effect immediately. (Qatars fiscal year commences on 1 April and ends on 31 March.) The budget provides for total spending of QR17.5bn ($4.81bn) and projects that total revenues will exceed this amount at QR18.06bn ($4.96bn), generating a budgetary...