India, March 27 -- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the government will develop a comprehensive housing policy to provide affordable housing for Goans through the Goa Housing Board to address real estate and housing concerns in the state.

The chief minister said this while presenting a revenue surplus Budget 2025-26 in the Goa assembly on March 26. The Budget provides tax incentives for tourism entrepreneurs setting up starred hotels in rural areas and full SGST reimbursement for the first 5 years for industries investing more than Rs.5,000 crore. The budget projected GSDP at current prices for 2025-26 at Rs.1,38,624.86 crore with a growth rate of 14.27 per cent. It projected Goa's per capita income of Rs.9.69 lakh, portray...