(1) The State Government shall take suitable measures to ensure greater
transparency in its fiscal operation in public interest and minimize as far as
practicable in public interest, secrecy in the preparation of the annual budget.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing
provisions, the State Government shall, at the time of presentation of the
annual budge, disclose in a statement in the form as may be prescribe:-
(a) the significant changes in the accounting standards, policies and practices
affection or likely to effect the computation of prescribed fiscal
indicators;
(b) as far as practicable, and consistent with protection of public interest, the
contingent liabilities created by way of guarantees, the actual liabilities
arising out of borrowing by Public Sector Undertaking and Special
Purpose Vehicles and other equivalent instrument where liability for
repayment is on the State Government, allocation and commitments made
by the State Government having potential budgetary, implication
including revenue demand raised but not realized, tax expenditure; losses
incurred in providing public goods, and services through public utilities
and undertaking, liability in respect of major works and contracts, and
subsidy payments and impact of the same on the fiscal position of the
State including in relation to the targets referred to in sub-section (3) of
section 4.
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