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Finance Minister, John Rwangomwa, yesterday announced some changes in the tax regime as the Treasury increasingly seeks to raise domestic revenues to meet its increasing expenditure amidst budget constraints.

The Grand Chamber of European Court of Human Rights has rejected an appeal by Genocide suspect, Sylvere Ahorugeze, who was challenging a Swedish court’s decision to extradite him to Rwanda.

The government has in the 2012/2013 budget allocated Rwf 2.6 billion to savings and Credit Cooperatives- SACCOs as one way of increasing savings needed to boost economic and social transformation.

Lawmakers commended the country’s 2012/13 national budget read yesterday by Finance Minister John Rwangombwa.

This fiscal year Finance Minister John Rwangombwa’s budget has ensured that the budget is gender responsive.

Rwanda is seeking a balance between incentives and development in 2012/13 budget unveiled yesterday by Finance Minister, John Rwangombwa, a move that is tailored to cushion the economy from the global financial situation.

The 2012/13 financial year budget that was read yesterday by Finance Minister John Rwangombwa, saw a number of key clusters allocated billions of francs.

As the Finance Minister John Rwangombwa, yesterday, presented the 2012/13 budget in Parliament, The New Times’ Fred Ndoli sought out the views of different citizens about the budget.