Tk 309cr KCC budget announced
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque yesterday proposed a Tk 309.19 crore budget for the 2012-13 fiscal.
The proposed budget was announced in Saheed Altaf Auditorium of KCC in presence of KCC ward councillors, journalists and others.
“Despite inadequacy of fund, the corporation did not impose any new taxes,” the mayor said.
The proposed budget has allocated Tk 108.68 crore for five approved projects of different donor organisations including Asian Development Bank and Tk 77.07 crore for six approved projects under the annual development programme, Khaleque said.
Last fiscal, the proposed budget was Tk 179.64 crore but the revised budget was Tk 182.44 crore.
Last fiscal the spending crossed the proposed budget, Khaleque said and sought cooperation from the city dwellers, civil society, as well as Journalists to attain their goals within the proposed budget this fiscal.
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