MPs Report Progress in Disputed Points on Budget Lawmakers on Saturday said the parliament and government officials have agreed on most of the disputed points on the national budget for the current fiscal year. However, one of the disputed points that have impeded progress is the allocation of massive funds to the High Council for National Reconciliation led by Abdullah Abdullah for which 800 million Afs ($10 million), lawmakers said. Mir Afghan Safi, head of the finance and budget committee of the House, said those government entities led by voted-out ministers will not be funded in the third budget draft. “When we have the State Ministry for Peace Affairs and a 21-member delegation in Doha, then what is the need for the High Council for National Reconciliation?” Safi asked.