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Senate passes 2021 budget; raises spending by N505bn
The amount for capital expenditure was increased from N3.6 trillion to N4.1 trillion.
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The amount for capital expenditure was increased from N3.6 trillion to N4.1 trillion.
The supplementary bill is for the 2018 fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
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The fund will be used to finance some critical projects that were not captured in the main budget