Mon State budget triples due to rise in development projects
Mon State budget triples due to rise in development projects
Myanmar Times, 24 Oct 2017
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THE Mon State government’s budget trebled last year compared with the previous administration, the regional government office said Monday.
State Minister for Panning, Immigration, Labour and Population Department U Wunna Kyaw said the increase in budget allocation was due to rise in the number of development projects being undertaken in the region.
“The state will embark on Municipal projects scheduled for three years within one year period and the Mon State will be improved in the short period,” he said.
In the period of the former government, the budget for the development of the state was about K6 billion and the amount have been used up.
“For this government era, the Municipal budget will be increased to over K19 billion in one year,” he said.
U Wunna Kyaw said that the present government will work within 5 years, a 15-year development plan for the state, mainly focusing on improving transportation.
“I’ll be watching the movement of Mon State Municipal budgets,” U Kyaw Kyaw Han, a resident of Mawlamyine, said. “I hope their words will not just be words but will translate into concrete actions and projects.”
Mon State has a total budget of K86 billion; of these K76 billion comes from the Union government while the remaining K11 comes from revenue of general taxes.
For the 2017 budget year, the state government made 14 main policies to implement development, focusing on better transportation, regular power supply, better infrastructure, improvement of delivery in basic services in the municipal system and more improvement in rural areas.
In terms of expenditures, a total of K19 billion was allocated for the state government, K23 billion for the road department, K19 billion for the state municipalities, and K4 billion for power.
State Minister for Panning, Immigration, Labour and Population Department U Wunna Kyaw said the increase in budget allocation was due to rise in the number of development projects being undertaken in the region.
“The state will embark on Municipal projects scheduled for three years within one year period and the Mon State will be improved in the short period,” he said.
In the period of the former government, the budget for the development of the state was about K6 billion and the amount have been used up.
“For this government era, the Municipal budget will be increased to over K19 billion in one year,” he said.
U Wunna Kyaw said that the present government will work within 5 years, a 15-year development plan for the state, mainly focusing on improving transportation.
“I’ll be watching the movement of Mon State Municipal budgets,” U Kyaw Kyaw Han, a resident of Mawlamyine, said. “I hope their words will not just be words but will translate into concrete actions and projects.”
Mon State has a total budget of K86 billion; of these K76 billion comes from the Union government while the remaining K11 comes from revenue of general taxes.
For the 2017 budget year, the state government made 14 main policies to implement development, focusing on better transportation, regular power supply, better infrastructure, improvement of delivery in basic services in the municipal system and more improvement in rural areas.
In terms of expenditures, a total of K19 billion was allocated for the state government, K23 billion for the road department, K19 billion for the state municipalities, and K4 billion for power.