Sekhar, Sita.

City finances in India : some disequieting trends - Bangalore Public affairs centre 1999 - 37p. Illustrations ; 22 cm

SECTION I
Introduction
SECTION II
Methodology
SECTION III
3.1 Are revenues growing in proportion to the growth of cities ?
3.2 Where does the moeny come from?
3.3 The two major sources of revenue - octroi and property tax
3.3.1 Trends in Octroi
3.3.2 Trends in property tax
3.4 How are the corporation expenses growing?
3.5 Where does the money go?
3.6 Two important heads of expenditure- Education and health
3.6.1 An in-depth look at the composition of expenditure on education
3.6.2 Composition of expenditure on health
3.7 Is expenditure on salaries disproportionately large ?
3.8 How do corporations provide for infrastructural facilities ?
3.8.2 Composition of capital expenditure
3.9 Do municipal budgets reflect the city's increasing importance in the state?
3.9.1 Trends in Muncipal revenue as proportion of state revenue
3.9.2 Trends in Muncipal expenditure as proportion of state expenditure
3.10 How much does each city spend on a citizen
SECTION IV
Conclusions and recommendations


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