"ملف 19/176 VI موارد البحرين المالية" [و‎‎٣‎٥] (٢٥٣/٦٩)

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Political Agdncy,
From
Bahrain, the 23rd I 'arch 1944,
To
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I aj or T » Hickinbotl lam , C . I , C »3 . J .
Political Agent, Bahrain,
Tlie Hon r ble the Political Resident
in the Persian Gulf,
Bushiree.
Sir,
I have the honour to enclose copies of;-
(a) The Bahrain Government Budget estimates for the year
1363.
(b) An explanatory note on the budget by the Adviser to
the Bahrain Government#
(c) A further note on the budget figures by the Adviser
vfhich was compiled at my request.
General
Conservative officials * nen buclgettr.ng iiave a tonaency
to under estimate revenue figures and to over estim« -e expendi
ture figures. Provided this tendency is kept within reasonable
limits no hwrm is done but when the difference between antici
pated exi enditure and revenue and actual expenditure anci revenue
is ^reat one of the principal objects of a budget is deieated*
In my opinion the Auviser, who is responsible for the
preparation of the Bahrain State Budget, has been too cautious
in his budget for 1363 and the revenue figures are not a reason^
able forecast of what can be expected from the various sources
of revenue from which the State obtains its money* Cr the
expenditure side a fslse impression of the amount required to
run the State Departments is given by including projects in
the budget which it is slmost certain will never be carried out,
in some cases owing to the impossibility of obt4 inir:g nateri-- Is
and in some cases owing to the difficulty of obtaining si a -led
/j ersons
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