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The new United Democratic Front government’s white paper on Kerala’s finances reveals a grim reality: the state is caught in a classic debt trap. Its liabilities are high, fixed expenses – salaries, pensions and interest payments – are high and capital expenditure is low. He will borrow ₹35,355 crore this year only to meet the current operating expenses. The paper argues that the only way out of this fiscal collapse is to aggressively manage economic growth, attract investment and create jobs.