31 pc Fall in Excise Revenue

Express News Service


Hyderabad: The state's revenue from the excise department has been estimated to be 31.69 per cent less in 2013-14 than in 2012-13. The government estimated Rs 7,500 crore in 2013-14. It was Rs 10,500 crore in the 2012-13 budget.
Asked about the drastic fall in the excise revenue, finance minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy said: "You should feel good about it". He, however, did not elaborate whether the government would discourage  sale and consumption of liquor.
Though, the government constituted the 10th Pay Revision Commission (PRC), it did not show any hike in expenditure under the salary head. Sources said the PRC amount would be shown in next year's budget.


BUDGET AT A GLANCE

Head                  Amount (Rs in crore)          Increase in %


Total Budget          1,61,348                      10.62

Non-plan              1,01,926                      11.00

Plan                    59,422                       9.98




Revenue Receipts      1,27,772                       9.40

Share of central taxes  24,132                       9.87

CSS, other grants-in-aid   15,803                    5.71

Own tax revenue           72,443                     9.73

Sales tax               52,500                      16.66

Excise                   7,500                   -) 31.69

Stamps & registration     6,414                     29.11

Non-tax revenue         15,393                      11.12

Mines & Minerals        3,083                       12.80



Revenue Expenditure    1,26,749                      12.82

Non-plan                 92,506                      12.49

Plan                     34,244                      13.74

Revenue surplus           1,023

Total expenditure on capital and loan account  25,972    5

Fiscal deficit            24,487  (2.85% of GSDP)

GSDP                       8,58,959



NON-PLAN
Major items of expenditure under non-plan budget (Rs crore)

Head                  2012-13           2013-14

Salary                 30,598           34,997
Interest payments   12,226              14,519
Loan repayment       8,813               8,627
Pensions            11,480              14,209
Non-salary           3,512               3,434
Maintenance          1,797               1,796

Total Subsidies     12,692              13,301
Rice subsidy         3,000               3,000
Power subsidy        5,500               5,700


Department-wise allocations


Irrigation        15,013        13,804

Panchayat raj      5,885         6,914

Municipal Admn     4,876         5,137

Education          4,801         4,982

BC Welfare         2,656         3,632

Transport, R&B     3,210         3,511

Agriculture, Co-op   2,819       3,091

Social Welfare       1,719       3,077

Women & Child Welfare  2,282    2,702

Medical & Health       2,364     2,580

Housing               1,900    1,923

Tribal Welfare        1,013    1,516

Planning              1,143    1,241

Minorities Welfare      482    1,020

Youth and Culture       343      489

Animal Husbandry        504      454

Revenue                 399      375

IT                      148      204

Law                     102      102




Sub-plan       Rs in crore
SC             8,585
ST             3,666

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