{
  "id": 16077001,
  "title": "Why managing fiscal is a tightrope for State governments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/why-managing-fiscal-is-a-tightrope-for-state-governments",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/the-fiscal-tightrope-for-state-governments/article71167296.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Most State government expenditure is on social sectors, such as health and education, and economic sectors, such as agriculture and irrigation. In Kerala, such spending has driven social progress since the 1960s. The gap between expenditure and receipts is usually financed through market borrowings.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}