With festive season yet to come Bengal's excise collection has already crossed 40% of target
The total state's own tax revenue as per the budget estimates for 2023-24 is slated to increase by just 12.69 per cent to Rs 88,595.54 crore from the figure of Rs 79,5000 crore as per the revised estimates for 2022-23.
According to a recent finding, West Bengal is one of the four Indian states where election contributes to over 20 per cent state's own tax revenue. Image credit: Reuters)