Surkhet, July 6 -- Local governments in Karnali Province plan to spend more than they earn in revenue, that too on their own perks and facilities.

The local governments, which presented their annual budget for the new fiscal recently, made allocations to pay for their own perks based on a yet-to-be-endorsed bill registered in the Provincial Assembly. Approximately Rs 640 million will be spent on facilities for the people's representatives in one fiscal year if the bill, registered by the provincial government in the assembly on Provincial Assembly secretariat on June 21, is passed as it is.

"People's representatives are eligible for certain facilities and because the local body does not have internal resources, we have allocated budget ...