 | Finance department in Kerala gears up for budget presentationIn such a case, a vote-on-account would be the option available. |
 | Fiscal deficit at 45% of FY24 target in Apr-OctGross tax collection of the central government in the first seven months of the current financial year stood at Rs 18.35 lakh crore, showing a 14% year-on-year growth. |
 | Yogi, Akhilesh spat over supplementary budget and dengueCM Yogi said, “Right now, you have heard only half of the answer. If you listen to it completely, perhaps the history will come alive in your mind. |
 | Kerala: Govt planning to present 2024-25 budget in JanuaryMove aimed at securing passage before LS elections | Preparations on in finance dept |
 | Fiscal deficit in H1 hits 39% of budget targetCentral govt capex increases 43% YoY in April-Sept even as net taxes up by 15% |
 | Global Sports City to come up in SemmancheriThe sports city is likely to have a large stadium, multiple football grounds, athletic tracks, an Olympic-size swimming pool, and a velodrome, among others. |
 | Eyeing power in Telangana, two parties set to splurge over Rs 4,500 crores on pollsDuring the 2018 elections, one party spent a minimum of Rs 20 crore and a maximum of Rs 70 crore per general Assembly segment. |
 | TTD to spend 1 per cent of budget on TirupatiThe TTD has approved to increase in monthly wages of sanitation workers from Rs 12,500 to Rs 17,500. |
 | Budget amount increased but nearly Rs 1.5 lakh crore unspent in OdishaThe Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water department accounted for 80.71 per cent of the total amount released on the last day of the financial year. |
 | Supplementary budget of departments passed amid ruckus in Odisha AssemblyDemanding revocation of suspension of two MLAs, BJP members stalled House proceedings |
 | US government hours from shutdown, funding chaosThe two chambers of Congress are deadlocked, with a small group of Republicans in the House of Representatives pushing back against stopgap measures that would at least keep the lights on. |
 | Should states avoid switching back to the old pension scheme? RBI economists think soThe report by RBI economists points out that while switching back to the old pension system may yield some short-term benefits, the scheme may end up costing four time as much in the long term |
| Focus on infrastructure in supplementary budget of Rs 28K crore: Odisha govtThe budget has been brought even as the overall expenditure is less than 30 pc by August-end |
 | No need for supplementary budget as bulk of funds unused: BJPThe rush for expenditure during the last three months has resulted in misutilisation of funds and opened floodgate of corruption. |
 | Two years on, Tamil Nadu Millet Mission yet to take off in Perambalur, say farmersThe acreage so far for 2023-24 is 152 hectares, which farmers said is unlikely to improve by a significant extent. |
 | Odisha: Supplementary budget likely to be scaled downSources maintained provisions are likely to be made in the supplementary budget for schemes which have been announced from time to time by the state government after the budget. |
| Finance minister seeks inputs from ministries for Budget 2024-25Financial advisers have been instructed to ensure that the submission of necessary details for the interim Budget by October 5, 2023, as stated in the circular dated September 1. |
 | Govt to ensure budgetary allocations for BSF jawans, aware of their role in securing nation's borders: ShahHe said the BSF is the only Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) that specialises in securing land, water and air and works in diverse geographical conditions to ensure the security of the country. |
 | Supplementary budget for 2023-24 may touch Rs 25,000 crore: Odisha govtThe administrative departments will be asked to augment the provision in one unit only by locating equivalent savings in some other unit of expenditure. |
 | Centre's debt triples to Rs 155.6 lakh crore in nine yearsThe central government’s debt had grown to Rs 105.1 lakh crore by March 2020 — at the beginning of the COVID-pandemic in India. |
