He also presented his own budget for the next fiscal year.

By December 31, he or she must present the next year's budget to the commission of their approval.

The Finance Minister is responsible each year for presenting the government's budget.

When the Governor presented his 1995 budget in January, he put up no money for a takeover.

"It's very difficult to conduct business as usual," he said, "especially because we are in the beginning stages of presenting our budget."

After several missed deadlines, Republican leaders said this week that they would present their budget by early next month.

He said she would present her new budget in the first week of February.

But the full picture will not come until Feb. 1, when he presents his budget for the fiscal year that starts two months later.

The administration is scheduled to present its budget to Congress on Feb. 3.

But now the district has about two weeks before it is to present its budget, and must decide which big ticket items to skip.