Mohali, March 24 -- The Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) will convene a special budget meeting on Tuesday to discuss and approve its proposed budget for the financial year 2026-27, along with key civic agendas. The civic body has proposed a nearly 20% increase in its annual budget, pegging it at Rs.226.89 crore for 2026-27. Notably, the proposal does not include any new taxes or major fresh projects. Last year, the Punjab government had approved a reduced budget of Rs.188 crore against the MC's proposed Rs.211 crore for 2025-26, with several cuts imposed by the local bodies department under key expenditure heads. The MC had projected a surplus, estimating expenditure at Rs.158.69 crore. For the upcoming financial year, the MC has projected a significant rise in income, estimating receipts of Rs.226 crore. The civic body expects higher contributions from the Punjab Municipal Fund (Rs.100 crore), property tax (Rs.70 crore), advertisement fees (Rs.29 crore), water tax (Rs.7 crore) and rent lease payments (Rs.3 crore). Of the total proposed expenditure of Rs.226 crore, the MC plans to spend Rs.72 crore on the establishment branch-including staff salaries-Rs.7 crore on contingency expenses, Rs.83 crore on committed expenditure such as solid waste management, water supply and sewerage services, and Rs.64 crore on development works across the city. Apart from the budget, the House will deliberate on several pending civic issues. The MC is set to revisit the proposal for mechanical sweeping of internal 'C' roads, which had earlier been shelved....