Sindh government spent less than Rs 100 billion under Annual Development Programme (ADP) during the outgoing fiscal year, (FY2012-13). The revised budget estimates of FY13 showed that ADP spending stood at Rs 97.5 billion against the budgetary estimate of Rs 181 billion. The significant downward revision is attributed to the huge shortfall in federal transfers during current year.
Sindh government has also revised its budget deficit estimate and now it is expected to be Rs 16.51 billion for the current fiscal year against the budget estimate of Rs 7.166 billion. According to revised estimates of budget 2012-2013, the receipts from federal divisible pool are Rs 269.6 billion as against budget estimate of Rs 314.4 billion. Revised estimates of straight transfers are also less than the estimates and stood at Rs 56.2 billion, as against actual estimates of Rs 59.3 billion. The Grant to offset losses of abolition of OZT of Rs 8.3 billion is revised to Rs 7.2 billion.
The total federal receipts have been Rs 49 billion against the revised estimate of Rs 333 billion for the outgoing year. The original budgetary estimate of the receipts was Rs 381.91 billion. However, on provincial tax side, Sindh has surpassed its budget estimates, as Provincial Tax and Non-tax Receipts are revised to Rs 100.7 billion from Rs 96.6 billion, indicating a 19 percent increase. This includes GST on Services (Provincial) and Advances from Social Relief Fund. The current revenue expenditures for 2012-13 have been revised upward at Rs 342.1 billion against budget estimates of Rs 315.3 billion. The increase is mainly due to the increase in employees-related expenditures.
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