Bypassing congress, Maduro decrees Venezuela budget

[WorldNews]

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President Nicolas Maduro issued the government's 2017 budget by decree Friday, bypassing the opposition-held legislature in a move that could deepen Venezuela's economic crisis. "Here is the 2017 budget and debt law. The move came a day after Venezuela's Supreme Court -- which the opposition accuses of backing Maduro -- ruled the leftist leader did not have to submit his budget to the National Assembly, despite a constitutional requirement to do so.

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