Brazil gov't set to send 1997 budget to Congress . [START_ENT] BRASILIA [END_ENT] 1996-08-29  Brazilian Planning Minister Antonio Kandir will submit to a draft copy of the 1997 federal budget to Congress on Thursday , a ministry spokeswoman said .  Congress is constitutionally obliged to approve the budget by the end of year but regularly fails to meet that requirement .
Brazil gov't set to send 1997 budget to Congress .
BRASILIA
1996-08-29  Brazilian Planning Minister Antonio Kandir will submit to a draft copy of the 1997 federal budget to Congress on Thursday , a ministry spokeswoman said .  Congress is constitutionally obliged to approve the budget by the end of year but regularly fails to meet that requirement .
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