Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Federal Law No. 2 of 2018 pertaining to linking the general federal budget and the budget of independent entities for the 2018 fiscal year.

Both the expenses and revenues of the federal budget are estimated at Dh51.38 billion.

The decree also lists estimates for the revenues and expenses of several bodies, such as Zayed University, Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology, General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Emirates Red Crescent, Federal Customs Authority, Shaikh Zayed Housing Programme, and others.