new delhi mumbai the financial capital of the country is expected to contribute almost rs 58000 crore this year in personal and corporate income taxes to the centre but does not even get rs 100 crore in central assistance for development of its core infrastructureto put mumbais contribution in perspective at rs 57723 crore its more than the combined share of delhi rs 27623 cr bangalore rs 15194 cr and chennai rs 11234 cr according to a recent statement by the chairman of the central board of direct taxes yet when it comes to sharing central funds for urban infrastructure this megacity of 13 million gets short shrift despite grand statementsin this years budget finance minister p chidambaramproposed tomakemumbai a regional hub for finance he also proposed to appoint a highpowered expert committee in consultation with the reserve bank of india on how to make mumbai a regional financial centre almost midway between london and tokyo two nervecentres of world finance