周日，阿联酋内阁批准了2014年至2016年的联邦预算为1400亿迪拉姆，其中2014年预算为460亿迪拉姆（125亿美元）。 据WAM报道，2014年超过一半的预算将分配用于发展和社会福利。另外，21%的预算将分拨给普通教育和高等教育。还将储备185亿迪拉姆用于提高政府事务及市民...
周日，阿联酋内阁批准了2014年至2016年的联邦预算为1400亿迪拉姆，其中2014年预算为460亿迪拉姆（125亿美元）。
据WAM报道，2014年超过一半的预算将分配用于发展和社会福利。另外，21%的预算将分拨给普通教育和高等教育。还将储备185亿迪拉姆用于提高政府事务及市民服务，37亿迪拉姆用于健康医疗，14亿迪拉姆用于住宅项目，4亿迪拉姆用于婚姻基金。
阿联酋内阁同时宣布了私营及公共部门的al-Hijri新年假期为11月3日。
在商业方面，内阁批准了阿联酋和葡萄牙的经济合作协议，海湾合作委员会国家和包括瑞士，挪威，列支敦士登和冰岛等欧洲国家的自由贸易协定。
还有认证了和吉布提，萨尔瓦多，巴巴多斯和布隆迪的航空交通协定。
UAE approvesfederal budget of $12.5bn for 2014
The UAE'scabinet on Sunday approved a AED140bn federal budget for 2014-16, with AED46bn($12.5bn) planned to be spent next year.
More thanhalf of the 2014 budget, which rose marginally from the AED44.6bn approved for2013, will be allocated for the development and social welfare sectors, newsagency WAM reported.
Another21 percent of the budget has been allocated to both general and highereducation sectors, it added.
Chairedby Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Ministerand Ruler of Dubai, the cabinet also put aside AED18.5bn for thegovernment affairs sector to upgrade and enhance delivery of services tocitizens locally and abroad.
Thecabinet also allocated AED3.7bn to the health sector, AED1.4bn for housingprogrammes and AED400m for themarriage fund.
Thecabinet also announced that the al-Hijri New Year holiday for the private andpublic sectors will fall on Sunday November 3.
In otherbusiness, the cabinet also approved an economic cooperation agreement betweenthe UAE and Portugal andratified a free trade agreement between the GCC and European Free TradeAssociation (EFTA), which includes Switzerland,Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland.
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