Govt Spent $64M Over Budget From Code 91: MPs
The Afghan government has spent Afs5 billion ($64.8 million) more than the allocated budget for Code 91 funds in three fiscal years, according to information provided by the finance and budget committee of the parliament. Code 91 is an emergency budgetary unit, and its spending has been under scrutiny by critics.
At least Afs3 billion ($38.9 million) has been spent through Code 91 funds during former acting finance minister Mohammad Humayun Qayoumi’s leadership, something that has raised questions.
According to the details provided by the finance and budget committee of the parliament, the allocated budget for Code 91 in the 1396 fiscal year (2017) was Afs1.3 billion ($16.8 million) and it spent an additional Afs 1.499 million ($19.4 million), the budget for the code in 1397 fiscal year (2018) was Afs1.3 billion ($16.8 million) and it spent an additional Afs 1.720 billion ($22.3 million) and the budget for the code in 1398 fiscal year (2019) was ($12.9 million) and an additional Afs 1.830 billion ($23.7 million) was spent under the budget.