Water, traffic and merged villages rule PMC budget, no hike in property or water tax
The Free Press Journal|March 25, 2023
8 new bridges in PMC budget, no hike in property or water tax
Water, traffic and merged villages rule PMC budget, no hike in property or water tax

With 23 merged villages in Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the budget of the civic body went up by nearly Rs 1,000 crores. Last year the budget was Rs 8,592 crores while this year’s budget is Rs 9,515 crores.

As compared to the budget for 2021-22 which was Rs 7,650 crore, the budget amount was increased by Rs 942 crore in 2022-23.

In a major relief to Punekars, there is no hike in water or property tax rates in this budget.  

This story is from the March 25, 2023 edition of The Free Press Journal.

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