Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party on Monday presented its maiden budget of Rs 1.55 lakh crore. No new taxes have been imposed and the focus of the budget has been on education, health and agriculture sectors.
Pinning hope on the state’s new excise policy, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday made an array of announcements without imposing new taxes, covering all sectors fulfilling the Aam Aadmi Party’s pre-poll promises, including 300 free power units from July 1, free delivery of
Presenting the Budget for 2022-23, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Friday said the state’s revenue deficit will decrease by over Rs 7,000 crore for the first time since 2014 and fiscal deficit down to 3.80 per cent from 4.61 per cent despite unprecedented floods and the Covid-19 pandemic.