Lawmakers approve Parliament's 2007 budget, argue over accommodation and toilet paper.

Byline: Alecs Iancu

Oct. 13--Both chambers of Parliament passed yesterday their budgets for next year, but not without controversy and wide debates on the expenses included in the budget plans.

The Chamber of Deputies passed its budget, totaling 251.68 million RON (almost 72 million euros), after wide debates on expenses for accommodation and toilet paper.

The budget plan was passed with 131 votes in favor and 41 against.

Debates on next year's budget for the Chamber triggered disputes among lawmakers after Social Democrat Victor Ponta announced his party would not vote in favor of the budget draft. The topics debated the most included …