AP presents revenue surplus budget in anticipation of more Central funds

The government has proposed to allocate Rs 77.41 billion for the infrastructure development in Amaravati capital for the year 2018-19.

For the first time in the last four years, Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday presented a revenue surplus budget for the financial year 2018-19 with a total estimated expenditure of Rs 1.91 trillion, which is 21.70 per cent higher than that in the current fiscal.

This is the last full budget of the present government as there would be only a Vote On Account budget for a six month period to be adopted by the state legislative assembly next March before going for polls, which are due in April-May next year.

The government prepared a revenue surplus budget based on more Central