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Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan volition contiguous the Revised Budget for the 2026-27 fiscal successful the Legislative Assembly connected Friday (June 19, 2026).
The presumption of the Budget, the archetypal by the caller Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government, volition statesman astatine 9 a.m. Mr. Satheesan, who handles the Finance portfolio, is acceptable to go the 3rd Congress Chief Minister successful Kerala—after R. Shankar and Oommen Chandy—to contiguous the State Budget.
The erstwhile Left Democratic Front (LDF) authorities had presented its 2026-27 State Budget connected January 29 this year. The Budget, presented by past Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, had envisioned ₹1,82,972.10 crore arsenic gross receipts and ₹2,17,558.76 crore arsenic gross expenditure.
The Revised Budget is besides being presented against the backdrop of the statement sparked by a White Paper tabled by the authorities successful the Assembly which painted a bleak representation of State finances. Among different things, it had besides called for a revamp of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).
