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Mizo Fin Min ready to present full state budget for 2017-18

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Press Trust of India Aizawl
Mizoram Finance minister Lalsawta today said he was making preparations to present the state budget for 2017-18 during the budget session of the state legislature commencing from March 14.

Lalsawta told PTI he would present the budget as real autonomy had been given to the states to a great extent.

"Our sources of funds are more or less certain as well as our need for expenditure," he said.

After becoming the finance minister, Lalsawta sought to seek a vote-on-account in 2014 and later presented a regular budget on November 11 that year.

In 2015, the minister against sought vote-on-account on two occasions before presenting the annual budget.
 

Presentation of a full budget was hindered by unavailability of state annual plan outlay after scrapping of the Planning Commission and uncertainty over the funding pattern of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS).

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First Published: Feb 19 2017 | 5:48 PM IST

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