POKHARA: The Pokhara Metropolitan City has unveiled its annual budget of Rs 8.35 billion for the fiscal year 2025/26.
Deputy Mayor Manju Devi Gurung presented the budget on Sunday at the 17th municipal assembly of the metropolitan city.
The budget has estimated the revenue of Rs 3.13 billion from federal conditional grants, Rs Rs 330.08 million from federal revenue sharing, Rs 528.7 million from federal equalization grant, Rs 0.815 million from provincial equalization grant.
Deputy Mayor Gurung informed that the internal revenue is estimated to be Rs 5.22 billion. The metropolis is expected to receive Rs 1.1 billion from local revenue sharing and Rs 32.8 million from provincial revenue sharing.
Among the key priorities of the budget are green, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure development, and tourism promotion, the budget proposal stated.
It has also emphasized environment protection, preservation, solid waste management, inclusive, balanced and equitable development, institutional development, good governance promotion and quality service delivery.
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