Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (PTI) The Opposition Congress-led UDF on Monday alleged that poor financial management by the state Finance Department has pushed Kerala into its current "financial crisis".

Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan told the Assembly that the government had "thoroughly failed" in tax collection and pointed out that the state’s GST growth had dipped by 2.52 per cent during 2024-25.

He accused the government of trying to manage the economy in a "cunning manner" by curtailing project expenses and imposing restrictions on the clearance of bills at the treasury.

Earlier in the day, the government accepted an adjournment motion notice moved by Kuzhalnadan seeking a debate in the House on the alleged "financial crisis and the derailment of welfare initiatives." "The poor manag

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