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Data Gunj Bakhsh Town approves Rs 481m budget

LAHORE: The Data Gunj Bakhsh Town Council on Wednesday approved tax-free surplus budget for the year 2007-8 showing 87 percent allocation for the development work.

It also accorded consent to the revised budget for the year 2006-7. The annual budget 2007-8 showed a revenue target of Rs 497.5 million and an expenditure of Rs 481.1 million thus giving a surplus of Rs 16 million.

The budget indicated that 87 percent funds would be spent on development and 13 percent on non-development works including salary of the staff.

No debate took place on the budget in the town, which has been known for protests by the opposition. In the year 2006-7 budget session, the Data Gunj Bakhsh Town nazim had failed to get approval of the house for the annual budget, because the opposition had not allowed its passage. The Nazim had to send the budget to the Provincial Local Government and the Rural Department for its approval.

Elaborating expected revenue of the town, Town nazim Bajwa said total revenue of Rs 322 million was expected during the year, whereas an income of Rs 176 million was available in the opening balance for the year 2007-8.

He said the town would get a development grant of Rs 100 from the province. As much as Rs 45 million were collected from the contractors responsible for collecting tax on the immovable property. Revenue of Rs 60 million was expected from the head of Map Fee while Rs 7 million were expected under License Fee Head. An amount of Rs 600,000 was expected through collection of fines whereas another amount of Rs 52 million was expected to be raised from miscellaneous sources like auction of official machinery, official investment and arrears. Under the Citizen’s Community Board schemes, an amount of Rs 27.5 million were also being allocated, he added. Rs 56.5 million would be released from the provincial government for non- development works, he said.

About expenditure during 2007-8, he said, Rs 25 million was being fixed for construction of the town council building. For patchwork on roads, he said, Rs 20 million was being allocated. For development work like installation of water filtration plants at the UC levels, an amount of Rs 100 million was being earmarked. He said for street light energy bills, Rs 4 million while under the head of miscellaneous schemes, Rs 5 million was being reserved. He said Rs 10 million was being allocated for purchase of machinery and Rs 1 million would be spent on various programmes of women welfare. He said for ongoing development works, Rs 110 million and for expenditures like office stationery, computers purchase and newspaper ads Rs 12 million was being fixed. mansab dogar

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