The senate has approved the Appropriation Bill, which outlines how the government will spend the $1 trillion, allocated in the budget, for the upcoming fiscal year.

In piloting the bill, commerce Minister Senator Aubyn Hill, said that the budget is formulated to ensure achievement of the over arching medium-term, debt to Gross Domestic Product, target.

Meantime, government Senator Matthew Samuda cautioned, that Jamaica should not squander the economic gains, made over the past few years.