(Repeats MARCH 13 story with no change to text)
CAIRO, March 13 (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet has approved
a 2023 draft budget of 197.828 trillion Iraqi dinars ($135.6
billion), prime minister Shia al-Sudani said on Monday.
The deficit is estimated to come to 63 trillion dinars in
the new budget, he added.
The draft budget will be referred to parliament for
approval.
($1 = 1,458.5200 Iraqi dinars)
(Reporting by Hatem Maher and Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by
Hugh Lawson)
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