The 2021 economic growth target was approved at 5%, the midpoint of the president's proposed range of 4.5%-5.5%, while the rest of the budget assumptions were approved by the budget committee without changes, said committee chairman Said Abdullah.
The official outlook for GDP this year is within a range of 1.1% contraction to 0.2% growth, versus 2019's 5% expansion.
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