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Goa Budget: Spending, Capital Outlay, Fiscal Deficit and Central Tax Share

Goa's budget is Rs 26,855 crore, of which Rs 5,800 crore (21.6%) is capital outlay for building assets. The fiscal deficit is 2.45% of the State's GSDP, and its share of central taxes is Rs 4,200 crore.

2024-25 (BE) & 2023-24 (RE) · compiled from State Budget Books (Demands for Grants) & RBI State Finances Study; figures as compiled, not a live feed

Goa budget at a glance

ItemAmount
Total budgetRs 26,855 crore
Revenue expenditureRs 20,100 crore
Capital outlayRs 5,800 crore (21.6% of the budget)
Own tax revenueRs 9,800 crore
Share of central taxesRs 4,200 crore
Grants from the CentreRs 2,800 crore
GSDPRs 1,10,000 crore
Fiscal deficit2.45% of GSDP

Where Goa spends: major heads

Head of accountAmountShare of budgetCovers
Education (2202)Rs 2,800 crore10.4%Coding in schools, university funding
Debt interest (2049)Rs 2,450 crore9.1%Debt servicing
Roads and bridges (3054)Rs 2,400 crore8.9%Zuari and Mandovi bridge approaches
Health (2210)Rs 2,100 crore7.8%Goa Medical College super specialty
Police security (2055)Rs 1,100 crore4.1%Tourist security, coastal police stations
Agriculture (2401)Rs 650 crore2.4%Horticulture and cashew plantation grants
Rural development (2501)Rs 550 crore2.0%Panchayat grants, solid waste management

Goa's share of central taxes: releases announced

Financial yearAnnounced in releases
2026-27Rs 398.00 crore
2025-26Rs 392.00 crore
2024-25Rs 1,895.33 crore
2023-24Rs 1,287.63 crore
2022-23Rs 1,446.32 crore
2021-22Rs 367.02 crore
DateReleaseTo GoaShare
1 Aug 2026Union Government releases tax devolution of ₹1,09,019 crore to State Governments, as one advance instalment to accelerate their capital and developmental expenditureRs 398.00 crore0.365%
1 Oct 2025In view of upcoming festive season and to enable States to accelerate capital spending and finance their development/ welfare related expenditure, Union Government releases tax devolution of ₹1,01,603 crore to State Governments, as one advance instalment of tax devolutionRs 392.00 crore0.386%
10 Jan 2025Union Government releases tax devolution of ₹1,73,030 crore to State Governments to accelerate capital spending and finance their development and welfare-related expendituresRs 667.91 crore0.386%
10 Oct 2024Union Government releases tax devolution of ₹1,78,173 crore to State Governments, including one advance instalment of ₹89,086.50 crore in addition to regular instalment due in October, 2024Rs 688.00 crore0.386%
10 Jun 2024Centre releases Rs. 1,39,750 crore installment of Tax Devolution to StatesRs 539.42 crore0.386%
29 Feb 2024Union Government releases another additional installment of tax devolution of Rs. 1,42,122 crore to strengthen hands of State Governments for financing various social welfare measures and infrastructure development schemesRs 549.00 crore0.386%
7 Nov 2023Union Government authorises release of tax devolution of ₹72,961.21 crore to all State Governments for November, 2023; three days ahead of the usual date of 10th NovemberRs 281.63 crore0.386%
12 Jun 2023Central Government releases ₹1,18,280 crore as 3rd instalment of tax devolution to State Governments as against normal monthly devolution of ₹59,140 croreRs 457.00 crore0.386%
10 Mar 2023Union Government releases 14th instalment of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to ₹1,40,318 crore to strengthen hands of States to accelerate their capital and developmental expenditureRs 546.00 crore0.389%
10 Nov 2022Two instalments of tax devolution to State Governments amounting toRs 450.00 crore0.386%

Covers the instalments announced through press releases (extra or advance instalments, and some regular ones). Regular monthly instalments without a release are not included, so yearly sums here are not the full year's devolution. Source: Ministry of Finance press releases (Press Information Bureau).

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