Kerala Budget: Alcohol Prices, Electricity Tariff To Go Up
NDTV
Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal tabled the fourth budget of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government without hiding its financial constraints, while attacking the Centre for the alleged neglect it shows towards the state.
A cash-strapped Kerala government on Monday increased court fees and excise duty on liquor and pitched for public-private funding in key areas to raise funds for the implementation of various developmental projects in the state budget for the fiscal 2024-25.
While the Congress-led UDF and the BJP claimed that there are no solutions proposed for the state's financial problems, the Left government said that the budget sketches out a strong initiative towards overcoming the challenges and adversities Kerala is facing.
Finance Minister KN Balagopal tabled the fourth budget of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government without hiding its financial constraints, while attacking the Centre for the alleged neglect it shows towards the state.
