VOL. XLIII

No. 09

28-February-2000

PALESTINE

Palestinian Legislative Council Approves $1.36Bn Balanced Budget

The speed with which the Palestinian year 2000 budget was presented to and ratified by the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) was a welcome change from last year, when it was delayed for over nine months (MEES, 6 September 1999). Indeed, this was the first issue highlighted in the report of the Budget and Financial Affairs Committee of the PLC. "Submitting the general budget draft law...