Congo Premier Proposes $6.7 Billion Budget for 2011
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Congolese Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito proposed a budget of $6.7 billion for 2011 and said the economy is expected to expand 6.8 percent, while inflation is forecast to average 9.9 percent for the year.
Muzito submitted the proposals to parliament today in Kinshasa, the capital, his office said in an e-mailed statement. Three billion dollars of the budget will come from external sources, the statement said.