Budget figures released

The Council of Ministers yesterday approved its 2016 budget, which will increase 16.1 per cent from last year to $4.3 billion, with education set to get another significant injection of funds and the Labour Ministry also receiving a sizeable boost.

Released on social media by government spokesman Phay Siphan, the draft budget, which now must be approved by parliament, continues the government’s push to fund improvements in the Kingdom’s education sector, which was handed some $502 million, a 28 per cent increase on last year’s allocation.

Education Ministry spokesman Ros Salin said the ministry would forge ahead with reforms targeting teacher education, school inspections and curriculum development.

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