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With both eyes clearly on the upcoming assembly election, Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac on Friday unveiled goodies for almost all segments – from farmers to the unemployed, NRIs to government employees, and pensioners to the poor – in the final and sixth budget of the Left Front government. In the last ball of his innings, Isaac has indeed hit a six, but it remains to be seen if this is enough to help his party win the match.
While Isaac gave his best, the generous doles have left financial experts wondering from where the money for the ambitious welfare programmes would come.
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Confederation of Indian Industry welcomes Kerala Budget
January 15, 2021
Thomas John Muthoot, Chairman, CII Kerala× The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has welcomed the Kerala Budget for 2021-22, calling it a progressive and inclusive one touching the entire strata of society. Priority has been accorded for reviving the economy in the post-pandemic scenario with focus on new avenues for generating non-tax revenues, said Thomas John Muthoot, Chairman, CII-Kerala, and Chairman and Managing Director, Muthoot Fincorp.
Sreenath Vishu, Vice-Chairman, CII Kerala and Executive Director, Brahmins Foods India, said that tackling unemployment in the State, one of the highest in the country, is one of the primary thrust areas of the Budget.