Kerala budget presented by finance minister on Friday proposed a revolutionary decision to make Internet access a human right. As the country is on the race to become digitally empowered, Kerala is all set to become first state to recognise the right to Internet access. The project named K-FON (Kerala[Read More…]
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Kerala budget leaked, alleges Congress; govt orders probe
Kerala government on Friday ordered a probe after the Congress-led opposition legislators read out details of the state budget even as finance minister Thomass Issac was presenting the document in the House. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan called it an unprecedented situation and Speaker Sreerama Krishanan said if indeed the budget[Read More…]
In Kerala, you will be taxed for eating “fat” food
The new Kerala government, led by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, announced its first budget on Friday. In his budget speech, finance minister Thomas Isaac introduced a “fat tax” of 14.5% on branded restaurants like McDonalds, Dominos and Pizza Hut etc. Isaac expects an estimated ₹10 crore would be raised by[Read More…]