Mumbai, March 23: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today presented a Rs 58 crore surplus budget, hiking taxes on soft drinks and liquor while exempting foodgrains and essential commodities.
Presenting his maiden budget in the Legislative Assembly, which was marked by slogan-shouting by opposition members, the Finance Minister said that in 2010-11, revenue receipts were Rs 1,07,159 crore as against Rs 86,910 crore in 2009-10, showing an increase of 23.3 per cent.
Pawar said there was 26 per cent increase in sales tax mop up in 2010-11 and 31 per cent rise in stamp duty collections.
“We have not increased sales tax rates like some other states have done, yet sales tax receipts registered an increase,” he said.
During the year 2011-12, revenue receipts are expected at Rs 1,21,503 crore and revenue expenditure at Rs 1,21,445 crore.
—–PTI