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TMI BlogBMC budget is people-centric; there is no hike in tax, says DyCM ShindeX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... BMC budget is people-centric; there is no hike in tax, says DyCM Shinde X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Shinde, who is also Urban Development Minister, said there was no rise in any kind of tax or cess in this year's budget. On the contrary, the revenue has risen by over Rs 7,000 crore. He also announced that Mumbai will get a 'Mumbai Eye' on the lines of 'London Eye' (a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London). Shinde also announced that Mumbai will be potho ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... le-free in the next two years. "There is no rise in any kind of tax or cess. It is a people-centric budget. The budget is the one that gives relief to a common man and has taken care of health, education, environment," he said. He said this budget gives relief to students, working class, poor, women and even businessmen. The BMC on Tuesday presented a Rs 74,427.41 crore budget, its biggest-ever ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , for financial year 2025-26 without any hike in taxes. The budget was Rs 60.65 crore surplus. No hike has been proposed in property tax or water tax, the administrator said. Shinde said this year's budget has gone up by 14.19 per cent or Rs 9,000 crore. This means that Mumbai is progressing rapidly, he said. Earlier, Rs 3,000 were spent on road repairs, he said. "We all know who pocketed the m ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... oney. In the next two-and-a-half years, Mumbai will be pot-hole free and corruption free," Shinde said, taking a dig at the Thackerays whose party controlled the BMC from 1997 to 2022. Earlier, capital expenditure was 25 per cent and it has reached 58 per cent, he said. "Those who considered Mumbai a goose who laid golden eggs, have seen what development can be done. We have shown this in two-an ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d-a-half years," he said.
Shinde said provision has been made to beautify gardens and maintenance in an integrated way. There are over 1,000 gardens in Mumbai and it can also be developed as a garden city.
Mumbai will get a central park of 300 acres, he said. PTI PR NP X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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