Panaji, March 7 -- Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday delivered his seventh consecutive budget with an outlay of Rs.30,195 crore for 2026-27, a 7.21% increase over the 2025-26 estimates, announcing a 200% hike in casino licence fees for operators seeking to set up new casinos in the state along with an increase in the fee for obtaining a new bar licence. In his budget speech, Sawant said he was leaving other taxes untouched but hoped to gain revenue from higher GST collections, resumption of mining, and the auction of leases and iron ore dumps. "The fee for establishing new casinos in the state will be increased by 200% over the existing fee during this financial year," Sawant said. The fee is only for those looking to set up new onshore casinos in the state and that no new offshore casino would be allowed....