Thomas Isaac

July 09, 2021

Political parties in Kerala wary of Amit Shah becoming first Cooperation minister

Kerala Minister for Cooperation and Registration V N Vasavan said it was a state subject as per the Constitution and requested the union government to reconsider the move.

June 05, 2021
Balagopal apes Isaac, uses fancy figures to mask Kerala's deep fiscal crisis

To achieve 6.60 percent growth, the economy that faces greater supply and demand constraints than last year has to grow at over 10 percent.
June 04, 2021
Kerala Budget: Balagopal announces COVID stimulus of Rs 20,000cr, Rs 500cr package for flood relief

Besides the financial package, finance minister Balagopal also set aside Rs 1,000 crore to provide free vaccination for everyone aged above 18 years.
May 12, 2021
'Reduce expenditure, maintain financial discipline,' says outgoing Kerala FM Thomas Isaac

He handled the state's finances first from 2006-11 in the V S Achuthanandan cabinet and then in the outgoing Pinarayi cabinet.
May 06, 2021
Isaac thought K M Mani left him a bankrupt economy. What will his successor think

COVID-19, far more efficiently than inflation, has devalued money. Now, nothing seems enough.
April 26, 2021
Opinion | Will economics trump politics on May 2?

Despite a weak financial structure, Kerala’s Treasury has been buoyant all these five years and the State Government has managed to spend its way through two floods, a cyclone and now Covid.
March 25, 2021
I-T department at KIIFB office, inspects documents

The I-T department had sought details from KIIFB on the contractors, projects implemented in the last five years, amount handed over to contractors and tax details, among others.

Thomas Isaac

Political parties in Kerala wary of Amit Shah becoming first Cooperation minister

Balagopal apes Isaac, uses fancy figures to mask Kerala's deep fiscal crisis

Kerala Budget: Balagopal announces COVID stimulus of Rs 20,000cr, Rs 500cr package for flood relief

'Reduce expenditure, maintain financial discipline,' says outgoing Kerala FM Thomas Isaac

Isaac thought K M Mani left him a bankrupt economy. What will his successor think

Opinion | Will economics trump politics on May 2?

I-T department at KIIFB office, inspects documents

RTI find: Just 7,247 cr, not Rs 60,000 cr, spent for projects with KIIFB money

Govt extends Treasury working hours, to disburse pension early

Alappuzha voters set to miss CPM stalwarts VS, Isaac, Sudhakaran in the poll fray