India, March 1 -- The Tripura government on Friday placed a tax-free budget of Rs. 27,804.67 crores for 2024-25 financial year with a deficit of Rs. 410.69 crores and laying emphasis on education, skill development and infrastructural development.

" The total budget allocation for the coming financial year is Rs. 27, 894.67 crores.It has deficit of Rs. 410.69 crores. The capital expenditure is Rs. 6633.80 crores with a hike of 24.26 percent over the revised estimate of 2023-24. The state's own tax revenue is Rs. 3748 crores while the non-tax revenue is Rs. 475 crores", Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy told the mediapersons after tabling the budget at the Assembly.

Of the total budget, allocation of 27.94 percent was done for salarie...