Chandigarh, March 3 -- Bolstered by an anticipated fiscal gain which would jack up its share in central taxes by Rs.5,547.14 crore in 2026-27 financial year, Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Monday proposed a budget outlay of Rs.2.23 lakh crore. The CM, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented his second successive budget in the state assembly on Monday. About 34% of the budget will be funded through borrowing and about 29% of the expenditure will be consumed by debt servicing.

While Rs.2,23,658.17 crore outlay represented a 9.09% increase over Rs.2,05,017.29 crore budget estimates proposed by Saini in his maiden budget presented on March 17, 2025, the CM though pegged the growth at 10.28% by comparing it with the lower 2025-...