Forget the boasting of war with Thailand, Hun Sen changes his mind again
Cambodia cuts military budget after IMF concern
PHNOM PENH, Dec 8 (Reuters) -
Cambodia's government has slashed its proposed military budget for 2009 after the International Monetary Fund questioned the big increase it had announced, officials said on Monday.In a parliamentary debate on next year's budget, the government proposed military spending of just $160 million for next year, way below the $500 million it had earmarked earlier after a border clash with Thailand in October."Before, we planned to divert resources to defence and security, but once we announced the plan, there was some criticism from donors," said Cheam Yeap, head of the National Assembly's finance commission."We don't want donors to get nervous about spending in the field so we decided to reduce it," Yeap told Reuters.
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