"ملف 19/176 V (C 81) الموارد المالية للبحرين" [و‎‎٦] (٥٢٤/٢٠)

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be a tendency to Include special works in the current
expenditure. For instance, there is no indication that
the amount of Rs. 1,67,956/- which has been expended on
State Protection is solely a Recurring Expenditure, It
is possible that the increases already noted in my para
graph 3 may be a Non-recurring Expenditure or it may be
that the increase is due to an increase in personnel.
Again it may be noted that the expenditure on State Pro
tection is now estimated to be Rs. 7,956-3-11 less than
it was in 1355 and there is no explanation why this is
so. I consider that the Budget as at present submitted
is not satisfactory and there appears to be a tendency
on the part of the Bahrain Government to depart from the
Budget figures on the Slightest excuse whereas Budget fi
gures should only be departed from after careful consi
deration and for matters of extreme urgency. The Budget
should be much more accurate than it is at the moment
and when a report is submitted regarding the Expenditure
of the previous year and the estimated Expenditure of the
present year it should clearly show variations which have
occurred in the previous year 1 s expenditure and should
give clear explanations of the causes thereof and at the
same time there should be an explanation of any estimated
increase or decrease in Expenditure for the current year.
6, I have not discussed this matter with Mr, Belgrave
before addressing you on the sub.lect as I thought it desi
rable to put my point of view to you before raising it with
the Bahrain Government. My own inclination would be to
return the present Budget asking for explanations for the
variations in expenditure over estimated expenditure for
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