ICT Ministry’s New Budget Up 4.7%

The Information and Communications Technologies Ministry and its affiliated organizations will get 38.1 trillion rials ($147.67 million) next year, according to the 2021-22 budget bill submitted to the Majlis on Wednesday.
In the proposed budget, published on the website of the Plan and Budget Organization, the ministry’s funding for the coming fiscal year is up 4.76% compared to 36.37 trillion rials ($140.69) in the current year that ends in March 2021.
As per the government’s proposal, the ministry’s operational expenditure is set to increase by 14.6% compared to this year, reaching 6.87 trillion rials ($26.57 million) from 5.99 trillion rials ($23.17 million), Peivast.com reported.
Funds for acquiring capital assets by the ICT Ministry have also increased by 0.3% to 31.23 trillion rials ($120.81 million) from last year’s 31.13 trillion rials ($120.42 million).
The budgetary figures can change, depending on the approval of lawmakers and the verification of Guardians Council before it becomes law.