Front row, Shaikh Khalid, fifth from left, Ms Zainal, fifth from left, Mr Al Maskati, second from left, Mr Al Saleh, centre, and Shaikh Salman, fifth from right, with other senior government officials, MPs and Shura Council members
LEGISLATORS are hoping to secure even more funding for public projects and social benefits over the next two years, despite the draft budget already allocating BD1.3 billion to 66 new projects in that period .