DRAFT BUDGET TO BE BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY NEXT WEEK

BANJA LUKA, DECEMBER 12 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska Minister of Finance Zora Vidović announced to SRNA that a session of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska will be held next week, at which MPs will consider the draft Republika Srpska budget for the next year amounting to BAM 7.409 billion.

"As every year, this is the period for drafting the budget proposal of Republika Srpska for the coming year, and we plan for it to be adopted in December. That will be the case this time as well," Vidović said.

The draft Republika Srpska budget for the next year, which is BAM 659 million higher than this year's budget, was adopted by the Government of Republika Srpska at a special session held on Wednesday, December 10.