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Senate adjourns till Feb. 19, fails to consider 2019 budget

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January 24, 2019

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The Senate on Thursday adjourned plenary till Feb. 19, without considering the 2019 Budget.

The recess is coming only two weeks after the National Assembly resumed from the Christmas break.

The Senate did not consider the 2019 Appropriation Bill.

It however, passed the Minimum Wage Bill through first and second reading.

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