Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan plans to spend 182.36 billion soums on preparing and holding a referendum on the country’s new Constitution.

The Central Election Commission and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan have developed an estimate of expenses related to the preparation and holding of the referendum.

The costs of preparing and holding the referendum will amount to 182.38 billion. soums and will be covered by the state budget.