As the Congress government in Karnataka has begun implementing its five guarantees promised in the party’s poll manifesto, experts in different fields have suggested increasing the entertainment tax, much of which comes from the well-off, and increasing non-tax revenue, largely in the form of user charges for services, for meeting the expenditure.
The government has to mobilise additional revenue for the implementation of the five guarantees. It is estimated the government needs at least ₹60,000 crore a year for implementing the guarantees. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has been holding a series of meetings with different departments, would present the State Budget next month.
