Fars News Agency: Next Year's Budget 41% Bigger Than Current Year's

The next fiscal year’s budget bill (March 2019-20) stands at 17,300 trillion rials ($150.4 billion), which puts it 41.5% more than the 12,225 trillion rials ($106.3 billion) approved for the current year.
The figures were reported by Fars News Agency, which cited a leaked version of the bill submitted to the parliament by the government on Dec. 16.