Kerala budget booklet has a cover picture of Gandhi’s assassination

Finance minister Thomas Isaac makes a political statement while presenting budget allocations for 2020-21

GST Council votes first time, sets 28 per cent rate on all lotteries

The panel voted in favour of a single GST rate of 28 per cent for lotteries.

Thomas Isaac said Kerala had asked for Rs 2,200 crore but were just granted a 'precious' Rs 600 crore.

This comes day after Rajnath Singh granted Rs 100 Cr to flood-ravaged Kerala where 39 people have lost their lives.

State Finance Minister Thomas Isaac says restrictions on bars have hit tourism in state drastically.

Highlights of the Budget were mailed by an official accidently.

The Council will now meet again on December 11 and 12 to try to reach a consensus on the sticky issue of jurisdiction on tax payers.

Kerala FM says note ban will badly affect small and medium businesses and cause loss in production worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore.