Bengaluru: With differences emerging between ruling coalition partners, Congress and JD(S) over presentation of a full-fledged state budget, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwar on Sunday said the matter would be discussed in the coordination committee.
Interestingly, Dr Parameshwar seems to have a slightly different view from that of former CM Siddaramaiah, who had dismissed the need for a full fledged budget saying he had already presented one before the Assembly polls.
The Deputy CM however, did not rule out the possibility of a full fledged budget and seems to be thinking on the same lines as Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who has hinted that the budget will be presented in the first week of July. The CM has scheduled pre-budget meetings with various departments starting June 21.
"When a new government comes to power, it will naturally have its new programmes. We will discuss about it in the coordination committee and after the discussion, we will come to a final decision," said Dr Parameshwar.
Siddaramaiah who is chairman of the Congress-JD(S) coordination committee, had suggested that there was no need for a fresh budget and a supplementary budget would do.
"The budget has already been tabled for which we have taken a vote on account for four months, it will be there till July-end. If Mr Kumaraswamy wants to announce new programmes or schemes, he can do it through a supplementary budget," he had said.
