Kerala Faces Fiscal Challenges From High Committed Expenditure
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Chief Minister V D Satheesan expressed concern over the low capital expenditure and high committed expenditure in Kerala's budget.
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- Kerala faces a significant financial challenge as committed expenses like salaries, pensions, and interest payments consume 80 percent of the state's revenue.
- Capital expenditure remains below the national average and other states, limiting the potential for long-term asset creation.
- Increasing tax revenue is currently constrained by the centralized Goods and Services Tax Council authority.
- The state government now intends to prioritize attracting new investments to stimulate economic activity and improve fiscal health.
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V D Satheesan
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“If the state gets ₹100 as revenue, ₹80 goes towards these expenses. Development and welfare programmes have to be carried out with the remaining ₹20. This is the biggest problem before us”
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…average and also compared with other states, he said. The CM said around 80 per cent of the revenue received by the state went towards committed expenditure, including salaries, pensions and interest on loans. " If the state gets ₹100 as revenue, ₹80 goes towards these expenses. Development and welfare programmes have to be carried out with the remaining ₹20. This is the biggest problem before us ," he said. Satheesan said governments normally resorted to raising taxes to increase revenue, but there were limitations in doing so now, as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council decides tax rates. He stressed the…
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