Hyderabad faced low revenue in August across various sectors. Income from liquor sales, sales tax, and property registrations fell short compared to the previous year. Despite this, the government spent a significant Rs 8,100 crore on capital projects, marking the highest expenditure this financial year.
The CAG report for August showed that the Stamps and Registration department only achieved 32.58% of its Rs 19,087 crore target. Last year, the figure was 35.06%. Sales tax collection also dropped to 37.58% from last year’s 40.32%. Liquor sales revenue was only 28.09% of the Rs 27,623 crore target, down from 30.48% the previous year. However, GST collections saw a slight increase, reaching 35.42% compared to last year’s 34.99%.
Despite the state’s efforts, revenue-generating departments are not meeting expectations for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
