Bigger budget, but same old promises

The richest civic body in the country presented its Rs 26,000 crore-plus budget yesterday. But citizens have no reason to rejoice. Plans for basic amenities like 24-hour water supply and concretised roads are all set in the distant future. The only thing immediate: more taxes.Old budget in a new bottle. That's the overarching critique of the budget announced by the richest civic body in the country. The BMC budget, at over Rs 26,000 crore, has no new projects for the common man, only a list

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