Kerala Budget 2025-26: Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal announces hike in land tax, places emphasis on boosting infrastructure development and economic growth

Presenting his fifth Budget in the Kerala Assembly, Balagopal chooses to paint an optimistic picture of a State economy that has “definitely overcome the trying times of severe fiscal constraints” that had affected it in recent years.

​Presenting his fifth Budget in the Kerala Assembly, Balagopal chooses to paint an optimistic picture of a State economy that has “definitely overcome the trying times of severe fiscal constraints” that had affected it in recent years.