The Assam government on Friday (July 10) presented a fiscally ambitious Budget for 2026–27, with Finance Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah laying out aggregate expenditure of Rs 2,85,084.45 crore while aiming to reduce the fiscal gap to Rs 419.26 crore by year‑end. Baruah’s maiden Budget focusses on infrastructure and connectivity with measures to support farmers, tea garden workers and small entrepreneurs.