Salaries, pensions, and promises: How Kerala’s fiscal mess is looming over the ballot box

Opposition leaders say Kerala is a “ventilator” economy—the state’s ability to raise taxes has declined while its debt has grown. Worse, its consumption could now be hit because of the West Asia crisis. Can populist policies survive a dwindling treasury?
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