71.   Deputy Prime Minister and concurrent Finance Minister Lee Hsien Loong will present the budget before parliament on Friday afternoon.

72.   The New Zealand government Thursday presented its budget for the next financial year, unveiling moderate spending increases, mainly in the areas of health and education.

73.   The scrapping of the finrand is also seen as a sign that Liebenberg will present a budget with strong fiscal discipline to parliament on Wednesday.

74.   Three days before presenting his budget, Clarke on Saturday attempted to reassure discontented MPs.

75.   While presenting the budget, General Abacha said that its special focus was agriculture and export promotion.

76.   Nigerians Thursday began the second month this year without a budget and without any precise indication from government on when exactly the budget would be presented to the nation.

77.   Officials said the full budget would be presented after a new government takes office following the elections.

78.   Ordinary Norwegian citizens will only find out when the next budget is presented in October.

79.   Petter, under a strong grilling from reporters Tuesday, admitted he knew something was wrong with his figures when he presented his revised budget last week.

80.   The budget was presented by Finance Minister Bhart Mohan Adhikari at a joint session of parliament.