ISLAMABAD, Jun 15: Punjab, Sindh and the NWFP budgets for the next financial year will be presented on Monday.

Punjab Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira will present the supplementary budget for 2007-08 and the provincial budget for 2008-09 in the Punjab Assembly. The total volume of the budget amounts to about Rs380 billion, reported a TV channel.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah will present the budget in the Sindh Assembly at 5pm. Sindh Budget is estimated at Rs265 billion, including Rs65 billion for the provincial development programme.

NWFP Finance Minister Hamayun Khan will present the budget in the NWFP assembly at 4pm.—APP

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