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In 2008, budget surplus touched Dh 11.4 billion compared to Dh5.1 billion in 2007. The revenues for fiscal year 2008 in Dubai are expectedly pegged at Dh135 billion, while planned spending is estimated at Dh123.6 billion. In the UAE federal budget for 2008, 24.2 per cent was earmarked infrastructural projects.
Telecommunications: The 2007 Global Information Technology Report (GITR) puts the UAE at the top of the ‘Net-worked Readiness Index' in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and ranks the UAE in 29th position worldwide out of 122 countries.
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Road Network: The government has allocated a budget of AED 44 billion to develop road infrastructure that will add 500 km of new roads.
Public Transport: About 6,900 taxis serve Dubai population of about 1.4 million. Dubai Road Transport Authority operate 504 buses on 69 lines. Dubai's AED 15.5 billion, 74.6-km ‘metro project' launched in October 2005 is on schedule.
Water: UAE consumes more than 3.2 billion cubic meters of water every year. At a conservatively estimated minimum of 10 per cent per annum until 2010, most of the UAE's water is produced by desalination, usually in conjunction with power generation.
Electricity: The current total capacity for electricity production in the UAE is around 16,670 MW compared to 9600 MW in 2001. The UAE Government would expand its 10-gigawatt production capacity by more than 50 per cent by 2017.
Ports: Jebel Ali Port, DP World-UAE's flagship terminal in Dubai and the eighth largest port in the world in terms of output, was awarded the title of 'Best Seaport -Middle East' at the Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) 2007.
In the long run, these infrastructure developments will benefit real estate sector in Dubai and also encourage private sector participation.
