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Gujarat Spends Less on Salaries, Pensions, and Subsidies Than UP, Despite No Alcohol Tax Revenue
Gujarat Government's financial power is revealed when you compare that to UP Government's. UP Government's 25% of the revenue comes from excise duty, which is levied on liquor, i.e., alcohol. And in Gujarat, this tax doesn't even exist. The alcohol that is sold there is basically sold in the black market. Right? Meaning, one state has a lot of money coming in from it, and the other doesn't. Yet, UP's government spends 63% of all the massive amount of money it earns, on salaries, pensions, and old debt repayment and subsidies, not on new hospitals, new roads, new schools, or new anything. It doesn't go towards any research effort or improving people's lives. Compare that to Gujarat, where the number is 42%. 42%. Meaning, one state, where it's not earning any revenue from liquor, still spends only 42% of its income on salaries, pensions, and subsidies, and more things, versus a state like UP, which cannot. Did you know this?
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Spending on Salaries, Pensions, and Subsidies The reel claims Gujarat spends 42% of its income on salaries, pensions, and subsidies, while Uttar Pradesh spends 63%. For Gujarat, the provided data shows that committed expenditure (which includes salaries, pension, and interest payments) is estimated to be 43% of revenue receipts in 2026-27, and was 47% in 2024-25 [1].
This is close to the claimed 42%. However, the claim that Uttar Pradesh spends 63% on these items is not supported by the provided references.
Data for Uttar Pradesh shows committed expenditure as a percentage of GSDP was around 19-24% [9] and as a percentage of total expenditure was 42.4% [2]. Revenue from Alcohol Excise Duty The reel correctly states that Gujarat does not earn revenue from alcohol excise duty due to prohibition [8].
The claim that Uttar Pradesh earns 25% of its revenue from liquor excise duty is not directly substantiated. Sources indicate that liquor taxes contribute over 12% of Uttar Pradesh's total revenue [11] or around 13% of its own tax revenue [4].
While significant, 25% is not confirmed by the provided context. Overall Assessment The reel accurately identifies Gujarat's lack of alcohol excise revenue and provides a figure for Gujarat's spending on salaries, pensions, and subsidies that is close to the actual estimates.
However, the figure for Uttar Pradesh's spending on these items and its revenue from alcohol excise duty are not supported by the provided references, leading to a partially true verdict. [1][2][3]