, Nov. 24 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said the government may need to revise the election budget as holding the national election and the referendum on the same day will inevitably raise costs particularly for security and manpower.

"When we first received their proposal, the referendum was not in the plan. Naturally, holding both on the same day will involve additional expenses. You will need more manpower, more security, more logistics," he told reporters after a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase at the Secretariat.

Dr Salehuddin said that even after the announcement of the election schedule essential emergency spending can still be accommodated.

"There is nothing for the Finance Mi...