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Defence cuts in new budget

    NAIROBI

    Finance Minister Donald Kaberuka on Wednesday presented his draft budget to parliament for the year 2000, Rwandan radio reported. The budget - totalling 169 billion Rwandan francs - provides for a 62 million franc reduction in defence spending. The minister said that in order to implement the budget, the number of ministries will have to be reduced and foreign embassies will be cut by half. With the cut in defence spending, the national assembly proposed that security be maintained by “voluntary contributions” from Rwandans according to their means, Rwandan media sources reported.

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