Kerala recorded a 9.72% increase in GST revenue in September 2026, while the state government’s net expenditure during the first five months of the 2026-27 financial year rose sharply from the corresponding period last year, according to figures presented in the Assembly.
Chief minister V D Satheesan said the state collected Rs 3,448.84 crore in GST revenue in September 2026, compared with Rs 3,143.36 crore in September 2025. The figures are preliminary and were provided by the Treasury department.
The increase amounts to Rs 305.48 crore over the same month last year. The September performance places Kerala GST revenue at the centre of the state’s latest fiscal update, although the information supplied does not specify which sectors or categories contributed to the increase.
Satheesan also told the Assembly that the government’s total net expenditure up to August in the 2026-27 financial year stood at Rs 91,408 crore. This was higher than the Rs 77,258 crore recorded during the corresponding period of the previous financial year.
The difference between the two periods is Rs 14,150 crore. The chief minister said the government had spent more than Rs 14,000 crore additionally on welfare and development activities during the current financial year up to August, compared with the same period last year.
The figures cover a broad range of state expenditure and do not provide a project-wise or department-wise breakdown. They therefore establish the scale of the additional spending but do not indicate how much was directed towards urban infrastructure, local government, housing, transport or other built-environment activities.
For cities and towns, the significance of such state-level fiscal data depends on how expenditure is allocated and released across departments and programmes. The statement supplied to the Assembly does not identify the specific welfare or development activities behind the increase, nor does it provide details on implementation progress or outcomes.
The revenue and expenditure figures also cover different periods: GST collections are reported for September, while the expenditure comparison runs from April through August of the 2026-27 financial year. The source material does not provide a full-year projection, revised estimate or explanation of how the September revenue performance may affect the state’s broader budget position.
The latest figures were presented in the Assembly by Satheesan, with the revenue numbers described as preliminary Treasury data. Further clarity on the department-wise allocation of the additional expenditure and the composition of September’s GST receipts would be required to assess its impact on public services and development works.
