Interan Assessment of Fiscal Health of the Small and Medium Towns of West Bengal

Authors

  • Mahalaya Chatterjee Centre for Urban Economic Studies, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
  • Arup Ratan Misra Dumkal College, Murshidabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33516/maj.v49i10.42-45p

Abstract

In all of the municipalities in this study, the share of establishment expenses in revenue expenditures is within favourable limits. Also, all of these municipalities are making capital expenditures satisfactorily. revenue expenditures for urban basic services are paid out from the own source revenues of municipalities - supplemented by government revenue grants. Capital expenditures are mostly provided by government capital grants though it is falling far short of requirement. Before economic liberalization loans at concessional terms were available from public financial institutions for investment in municipal infrastructures but now at competitive market rates.

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Published

2014-10-01

How to Cite

Chatterjee, M., & Misra, A. R. (2014). Interan Assessment of Fiscal Health of the Small and Medium Towns of West Bengal. The Management Accountant Journal, 49(10), 42–45. https://doi.org/10.33516/maj.v49i10.42-45p

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Volume 49, Issue 10, October 2014

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