Iraq's cabinet approves 2021 draft budget of $103 bln

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BAGHDAD: Iraq’s cabinet on Monday approved a 2021 draft budget of 150 trillion Iraqi dinars ($103 billion) as the country wrestles with a major economic and financial crisis due to low crude prices. The budget deficit would be estimated at 63 trillion dinars ($43 billion), two government sources said. Draft 2021 budget is based on a world oil price of $42 a barrel, sources said. ($1 = 1.450 Iraqi dinars)

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