02 Feb 2012 11:53 Source: Reuters // Reuters
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Military to still have large slice of the budget
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Health spending to quadruple, education to double
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Myanmar owes $11 bln external debt
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Foreign exchange reserves are $7.2 bln, finmin says (Recasts, adds budget details)
By Aung Hla Tun
YANGON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Myanmar's government has proposed a budget for the 2012/13 fiscal year that would give a huge boost to the health and education sectors but still provides far greater resources for the armed forces.
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