TN Budget: Fiscal deficit falls to 3.80% from 4.61%, revenue deficit too declines
2 years, 9 months ago

TN Budget: Fiscal deficit falls to 3.80% from 4.61%, revenue deficit too declines

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s fiscal deficit for 2021-22 is poised to see a significant reduction from 4.61% down to 3.80% and the State will see a reduction in the absolute level of the revenue deficit by over ₹7,000 crore, “reversing an alarming trend of increasing deficits every year since 2014,” Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said in the Assembly on Friday. Presenting the Budget for 2022-23, he said the State’s Revenue Deficit has decreased to ₹55,272.79 crore in the revised estimates as against the Budgeted amount of ₹58,692.68 crore. In 2022-23, the government aims to see an increase in the State’s Own Revenue at ₹1,42,799.93 crore with Commercial Taxes estimated to contribute ₹1,06,765.22 crore, State Excise ₹10,589.12 crore, Stamps and Registration Fees ₹16,322.73 crore and Motor Vehicles Tax ₹7,149.25 crore. However, the State’s Own Tax Revenue declined to ₹1,21,857.55 crore in 2021-22 from the estimated ₹1,26,644.15 owing to the pandemic and unprecedented floods, he said.

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RBI flags concerns over state sops even as tax revenue grows, spending quality improves
4 days, 8 hours ago

RBI flags concerns over state sops even as tax revenue grows, spending quality improves

Live Mint  

Mumbai: India’s banking regulator has flagged concerns about a slew of sops announced by several states, even as their tax revenue has grown faster than the economic growth rate after the pandemic year of FY21, and spending quality improved in favour of more productive asset creation. Even as capital expenditure is projected to increase this year, states are expected to …

India’s fiscal deficit will be 4.8 pc in FY25, below budget estimate of 4.9 pc: CareEdge Ratings
1 week ago

India’s fiscal deficit will be 4.8 pc in FY25, below budget estimate of 4.9 pc: CareEdge Ratings

Live Mint  

New Delhi, December 16 : The fiscal deficit of the central government is projected to be 4.8 per cent of GDP for FY25, slightly below the budgeted estimate of 4.9 per cent, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. It said "Overall, we project the fiscal deficit at 4.8 per cent of GDP, marginally lower than the budgeted 4.9 per …

TN's contribution to Indian economy better, GSDP up by 14 per cent: CAG
1 week, 5 days ago

TN's contribution to Indian economy better, GSDP up by 14 per cent: CAG

Deccan Chronicle  

With its per capita income far exceeding the national average, Tamil Nadu was faring better in its contribution to national economy and the state's industries and services sectors played a pivotal role in increasing the Gross State Domestic Product by 14 per cent in 2022-2023 amounting to Rs 23,64,514 crore, Principal Accountant General, Tamil Nadu, D Jaishankar said on Tuesday.As …

Economists ask Finance Minister to focus on growth rather than fiscal consolidation
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Economists ask Finance Minister to focus on growth rather than fiscal consolidation

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: With the second quarter GDP growth falling to a 7-quarter low of 5.4%, economists have asked the government to shift its policy focus to growth rather than fiscal consolidation. In a pre-budget meeting with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, a delegation of economists suggested the government readdress the pace of fiscal consolidation and take measures to boost …

India’s fiscal deficit on track, but spending challenges persist, govt. has only five months left in FY25 to spend: UBI report
3 weeks ago

India’s fiscal deficit on track, but spending challenges persist, govt. has only five months left in FY25 to spend: UBI report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, December 2 : The central government fiscal deficit stands at 46.5 per cent of its budget estimates in the first seven months of the current financial year 2025, highlights a report by Union Bank of India. The report also noted that the capital expenditure of the government in the first seven months of the current fiscal stands at …

India’s April-October fiscal deficit narrows to ₹7.51 trillion, driven by RBI dividend and lower capex
3 weeks, 3 days ago

India’s April-October fiscal deficit narrows to ₹7.51 trillion, driven by RBI dividend and lower capex

Live Mint  

India’s fiscal deficit for the April-October period stood at ₹7.51 trillion, 46.5% of the estimate for 2024-25, according to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Friday. During the April-October period, while non-tax revenue stood at ₹3.99 trillion or 73.2% of the annual budget estimates, total revenue receipts stood at ₹17.23 trillion, or 53.7% of the estimates …

Thiruvananthapuram corporations' allocated revenue deficit for 2023-24 was highest in Kerala: RBI
1 month, 1 week ago

Thiruvananthapuram corporations' allocated revenue deficit for 2023-24 was highest in Kerala: RBI

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Municipal corporations in Kerala budgeted the highest aggregate revenue deficit for 2023-24, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s ‘Report on Municipal Finances’ released on Wednesday. Civic bodies in Maharashtra budgeted the highest revenue surplus of Rs 11,104 crore in the same fiscal year. Besides Kerala, only seven other states posted a revenue deficit: Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, …

CAG says off-budget liabilities of Andhra at ₹32,903 crore
1 month, 1 week ago

CAG says off-budget liabilities of Andhra at ₹32,903 crore

Hindustan Times  

The off-budget liabilities of the Andhra Pradesh government stood at ₹32,903 crore at the end of the 2023-24 financial year, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India said in its report tabled in the state assembly on Wednesday. The CAG, which reviewed the state government’s budget for the financial year 2023-24, said the off-budget borrowing is a liability of the …

Education, welfare in focus of ₹2.94 lakh-cr Andhra budget
1 month, 1 week ago

Education, welfare in focus of ₹2.94 lakh-cr Andhra budget

Hindustan Times  

The Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in Andhra Pradesh on Monday presented its first full-fledged budget of ₹2,94,427 crore for 2024-25, five months after coming to power. Finance minister Payyavula Kesav told the state legislative assembly that the budget included revenue expenditure of ₹2,35,916 crore and capital expenditure of ₹32,712 crore. The NDA government under chief minister N …

Tamil Nadu’s own tax revenue grew 14% in H1, 2024-25: CAG
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu’s own tax revenue grew 14% in H1, 2024-25: CAG

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s Own Tax Revenue grew about 14% to ₹86,975.28 crore in the first half of fiscal 2024-25 from ₹76,257.13 crore in the first half of 2023-24, according to the provisional figures from the Comptroller and Auditor-General. Among the SOTR components, the State Goods and Services Tax collection grew 20.12% to ₹35,414.05 crore in the first half of 2024-25 from …

Govt. on track to reduce fiscal deficit: Fitch
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt. on track to reduce fiscal deficit: Fitch

The Hindu  

Fitch Ratings on Friday exuded confidence that the Government of India should be able to achieve its enhanced goal of reducing the fiscal deficit to 4.9% of GDP this year, and further below 4.5% of GDP next year, but noted that the post-election Budget did not provide much clarity on medium-term targets. While the Budget did highlight “a desire to …

Budget 2024: Modi govt reduces fiscal deficit target to 4.9 per cent of GDP for FY25
5 months ago

Budget 2024: Modi govt reduces fiscal deficit target to 4.9 per cent of GDP for FY25

India TV News  

Union Budget 2024: In her presentation of the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a fiscal deficit target of 4.9 per cent of the gross domestic product. This marks a significant reduction from the target set in the Interim Budget presented on February 1, which pegged the fiscal deficit at 5.1 per cent …

A look at key macro numbers ahead of Budget: GDP, fiscal deficit, inflation
5 months ago

A look at key macro numbers ahead of Budget: GDP, fiscal deficit, inflation

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024-25 on July 23 as experts widely expect that at least a few populist schemes will be announced which will help boost the rural economy and also create jobs. Here's a look at the macro numbers ahead of Budget 2024: Budget 2024: Experts widely expect that at least a …

CAG slams state govt for fiscal stress
5 months, 1 week ago

CAG slams state govt for fiscal stress

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In a report tabled in the Maharashtra legislature on Friday, the Comptroller and Auditor General criticised the state government for fiscal stress caused by a mismatch between receipts and expenditure. HT Image The state government’s revenue receipts grew from ₹2,78,996 crore in 2018-19 to ₹4,05,678 in 2022-23, while revenue expenditure during this period increased from ₹2,67,021 crore to ₹4,07,614 …

Govt may revise fiscal deficit target to 5% of GDP in Budget
6 months, 1 week ago

Govt may revise fiscal deficit target to 5% of GDP in Budget

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The full budget for FY25 may see a downward revision of India’s fiscal deficit target for the current financial year from previous target of 5.1% of the gross domestic product to at least 5% or less as North Block swings into action to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development agenda into budget proposals, three people aware of the …

Fiscal deficit at Jan-end touches 63.6 pc of full year target, says govt data
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Fiscal deficit at Jan-end touches 63.6 pc of full year target, says govt data

Hindustan Times  

The government's fiscal deficit at ₹11 lakh crore at January end touched 63.6 per cent of the revised annual target, according to the official data released on Thursday. The government's total receipts stood at ₹ 22.52 lakh crore as of January 2024 In the corresponding period last year, the fiscal deficit or gap between the expenditure and revenue was 67.8 …

Chennai Corporation Budget 2024 | Fiscal deficit at lowest in five years, revenue receipts up
10 months ago

Chennai Corporation Budget 2024 | Fiscal deficit at lowest in five years, revenue receipts up

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation presented its budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, with the lowest deficit in five years. According to the Budget estimate documents from FY2020-21 until now, net deficit was at its lowest in FY 2024-25 compared to the past five years. Although revenue receipts are at their highest now over the past five years at ₹4,464.60 crore, …

Capital expenditure revised downwards for 2023-24 - The Hindu
10 months ago

Capital expenditure revised downwards for 2023-24 - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu budget has revised the capital expenditure downwards to ₹42,532 crore in revised estimates for 2023-24 from ₹44,366 crore in the budget estimates. The capital expenditure goes towards creation of fixed assets such as roads and bridges, irrigation structures, schools, hospitals, along with investments made in Public Sector Undertakings. For 2024-25, the State has estimated its capital expenditure to …

Tamil Nadu presents ₹3.48L cr budget; focus on infra, ‘7 Tamil dreams’
10 months ago

Tamil Nadu presents ₹3.48L cr budget; focus on infra, ‘7 Tamil dreams’

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu finance minister Thangam Thennrasu on Monday presented the state budget for 2024-25 announcing a total outlay of ₹3.48 lakh crore, along with a revenue deficit of over ₹49,000 crore as the government promised an increased focus on infrastructure and expanding welfare schemes encompassing “seven Tamil dreams” with no new populist announcement, aiming at fiscal prudence. The alleged “inordinate …

Karnataka Economic Survey flags challenges in keeping fiscal deficit at a low
10 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Economic Survey flags challenges in keeping fiscal deficit at a low

New Indian Express  

BENAGALURU: The Karnataka Economic Survey 2023-24 released on Friday cautioned against the trend of increase in government expenditure and decline in revenue collection. However, with the increasing government expenditure and declining government revenues, keeping the fiscal deficit at a low is challenging,” the survey stated. In the survey, it is stated that in 2023-24, budget programmes have been formulated for …

Karnataka Budget: No tax hike, borrowings cross ₹1 lakh crore in revenue deficit
10 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Budget: No tax hike, borrowings cross ₹1 lakh crore in revenue deficit

The Hindu  

The total outlay of the Karnataka State budget for 2024-25 is pegged at ₹3,71,383 crore, as against a revised estimate of ₹3,12,708 crore for 2023-24. Karnataka Budget 2024-25: LIVE coverage While the Chief Minister has not increased any taxes, he has presented a revenue deficit budget with the net borrowings crossing ₹1 lakh crore, perhaps for the first time in …

Assam govt presents ₹774.47 crore deficit budget; no new taxes proposed
10 months, 1 week ago

Assam govt presents ₹774.47 crore deficit budget; no new taxes proposed

Hindustan Times  

With no new taxes proposed, Assam finance minister Ajanta Neog on Monday presented the state’s ₹774.47 cr deficit budget for 2024-25 financial year. Addressing the ongoing budget session, Neog mentioned that the total budget for the coming financial year will be ₹2.9 lakh crore. If we take into account the deficit of ₹2369.41 crore at the start of the financial …

The severe erosion of fiscal federalism
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The severe erosion of fiscal federalism

The Hindu  

On February 8, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lead a protest in New Delhi against the Centre for “placing Kerala on a financial embargo”. Kerala has moved the Supreme Court contending that the Centre’s imposition of a Net Borrowing Ceiling on the State, which limits borrowings from all sources, violates Article 293 of the Constitution. Major infrastructure projects initiated …

Tennessee governor’s budget plan funds more school vouchers, business tax break, new state parks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tennessee governor’s budget plan funds more school vouchers, business tax break, new state parks

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Tennessee’s recent boom years fade with slower tax revenues, Gov. Bill Lee is forging ahead on some big-ticket items in his state budget proposal — among them, a dramatic expansion of taxpayer-funded vouchers to help kids attend private schools, a big tax break for businesses, and growth of state parks and natural areas. The Republican’s spending …

Budget 2024: It’s tax buoyancy that shrank the deficit
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: It’s tax buoyancy that shrank the deficit

Live Mint  

A quick glance at the fiscal arithmetic reveals that there is no severe fiscal austerity proposed in the budget. Given nominal GDP growth of 10.5% and aggregate tax revenue growth of 11.5%, the government has met its fiscal deficit target through tax buoyancy, and not through severe public expenditure reduction. As against a 2023-24 Budget Estimate of ₹61,000 crore, the …

How FM struck a fiscal chord: Story of Budget in nine charts
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How FM struck a fiscal chord: Story of Budget in nine charts

Live Mint  

The general elections are around the corner but finance minister Niramala Sitharaman, unlike her predecessor Piyush Goyal in 2019, chose fiscal prudence over any big-bang policy announcements meant to woo the voters. Robust tax collections have given the government room to extend the free foodgrain programme, hike LPG subsidy, and increase the allocation for the rural jobs scheme, all of …

Sluggish pace of growth in revenue receipts in Telangana continue at the end of Q3
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sluggish pace of growth in revenue receipts in Telangana continue at the end of Q3

The Hindu  

The sluggish pace of growth in the revenue receipts in Telanganacontinued at the end of the third quarter of the current financial year with overallrevenue receipts pegged at ₹1.25 lakh crore, 57% of the ₹2.16 lakh crore projected in the budget estimates. Tax revenue has shown some improvement since the past few months reaching ₹99,693 crore, 65.37 % at the …

Budget 2024: CII welcomes Indian government's push for infrastructure, Capex-led growth
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: CII welcomes Indian government's push for infrastructure, Capex-led growth

Firstpost  

The Confederation of Indian Industry welcomed the Budget 2024 and the step by the Indian government step towards increasing capital expenditure by almost 11 per cent. In the Interim Budget 2024, the government proposed to increase capital expenditure outlay by 11.1 per cent to Rs 11.11 lakh crore for financial year 2024-25. Our recommendation initially was a 5.4 per cent …

Union Budget fiscal deficit for 2024-25 at 5.1% compared to 5.8% in FY24
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget fiscal deficit for 2024-25 at 5.1% compared to 5.8% in FY24

The Hindu  

The revised fiscal deficit for financial year 2024-25 is estimated at 5.1 per cent of the GDP, down from 5.8 per cent for the current financial year 2024, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her interim Budget speech on Thursday. As per data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Wednesday, the Union government’s fiscal deficit touched ₹9.82 lakh …

Budget 2024: Nominal GDP growth seen at 10.50 per cent, FY24 fiscal deficit revised down to 5.80 per cent
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Nominal GDP growth seen at 10.50 per cent, FY24 fiscal deficit revised down to 5.80 per cent

India TV News  

In the interim Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union government has assumed a nominal GDP growth of 10.50 per cent for the fiscal year 2024-25. The revised estimate of the fiscal deficit for FY24 is 5.8 per cent of GDP, improving on the budget estimate despite a moderation in nominal growth estimates. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman …

Budget 2024: 5 key changes we can expect this year
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: 5 key changes we can expect this year

Firstpost  

On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to deliver the Union Budget 2024–25. Thus, let’s examine five important charts that provide insight into the interim Budget’s chances before it is announced: Total Revenue vs Expenditures Revenue and spending are the most frequently followed budget metrics, particularly in relation to the growth of the economy. In spite of nominal …

Interim budget 2024: India aims to lower budget deficit, raise capex by 20%
11 months, 1 week ago

Interim budget 2024: India aims to lower budget deficit, raise capex by 20%

India Today  

As India gears up for its 2024/25 budget, there are indications that the government is planning to reduce its budget deficit by at least 50 basis points from the current year's target of 5.9 per cent of Gross Domestic Product. Devendra Pant, an economist at India Ratings, was quoted in the report saying that reducing the government's money shortage and …

Tamil Nadu plans to borrow ₹37,000 crore in the last quarter of fiscal 2023-24
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu plans to borrow ₹37,000 crore in the last quarter of fiscal 2023-24

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government plans to borrow ₹37,000 crore in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023-24, according to the indicative calendar of market borrowings released by the Reserve Bank of India. So far in fiscal 2023-24, Tamil Nadu’s total tax revenue stood at about ₹1.27 lakh crore, which is 57.27% of the budgeted estimates, according to the provisional figures from …

Revenue deficit of Andhra Pradesh crosses budget estimates in first quarter itself
1 year, 2 months ago

Revenue deficit of Andhra Pradesh crosses budget estimates in first quarter itself

The Hindu  

The statement on the quarterly review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the budget at the end of the first quarter of the 2023-24 financial year presents a grim picture of the State government’s finances. According to the report, the revenue deficit exceeded the budget estimates for the financial year 2023-24 in the first quarter itself. …

Telangana Stares at Rs 9,335 Cr Revenue Deficit for 2021-22 FY
1 year, 4 months ago

Telangana Stares at Rs 9,335 Cr Revenue Deficit for 2021-22 FY

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana state, which had revenue surplus up to 2018-19, faces a revenue deficit of Rs 9,335 crore though it was lower than the Rs 22,298 crore deficit in 2020-21, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in a report. Around 50 per cent of the revenue receipts, Rs 1,27,469 crore, was spent on committed expenditure like salaries Rs 30,375 crore, …

Centre Reaches 25 Per Cent Of Its Annual Fiscal Deficit Target In April-June
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre Reaches 25 Per Cent Of Its Annual Fiscal Deficit Target In April-June

ABP News  

The Indian government has already touched 25.3 per cent of its fiscal deficit target for the whole year. According to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Monday, the fiscal deficit for the first quarter of the current fiscal year accounts for about 25 per cent of the total fiscal deficit target for the year. According to …

A macro view of the fiscal health of States
1 year, 5 months ago

A macro view of the fiscal health of States

The Hindu  

In India, the States mobilise altogether more than a third of total revenue, spend 60% of combined government expenditure, and have a share in government borrowing that is around 40%. Fiscal challenges However, there are significant fiscal challenges that need correction in the short to medium time frame — the most critical being containing the revenue deficit of States. Out …

Govt meets 6.4% fiscal deficit target for FY23
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt meets 6.4% fiscal deficit target for FY23

Hindustan Times  

The Union government met its fiscal deficit target of 6.4% of the gross domestic product for 2022-23 on the back of robust tax revenue despite higher revenue expenditure, particularly on account of subsidies and interest payments, official data released on Wednesday showed. Fiscal deficit indicates government’s borrowing to meet the gap between revenue receipts in a particular financial year and …

Centre's fiscal deficit for 2022-2023 narrows to 6.4 pc of GDP | DEETS inside
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre's fiscal deficit for 2022-2023 narrows to 6.4 pc of GDP | DEETS inside

India TV News  

Centre's fiscal deficit : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's anticipation for the Centre's fiscal deficit came true as it narrowed to 6.4 per cent of the GDP in 2022-2023 from 6.71 per cent in FY22. The government earlier aimed to further bring down the fiscal deficit during the current financial year 2023-24 to 5.9 per cent of the GDP. Aditi Nayar, …

Fiscal deficit dips as Delhi government changes formula
1 year, 9 months ago

Fiscal deficit dips as Delhi government changes formula

The Hindu  

Delhi’s fiscal deficits for 2020-21 and 2022-23 have seen a fall after a change by the AAP government in the calculation formula, showed budget documents. However, last year’s budget documents showed that the fiscal deficit for 2020-21 was ₹9,972 crore. The fiscal deficit, according to last year’s budget document, is calculated as sum of ‘revenue receipts’, ‘recoveries of loans’ and …

DC Edit | TN FM shows juggling skills
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | TN FM shows juggling skills

Deccan Chronicle  

As the second largest state economy in India, Tamil Nadu occupies such a position as to attract attention with its Budget exercise every year. There is an even spread of such facilities as tech parks and factory skill schools across the state to increase employability with centres beyond the capital Chennai getting a due share. Where the finance minister may …

Measures to make T.N. revenue-neutral to be keenly watched
1 year, 9 months ago

Measures to make T.N. revenue-neutral to be keenly watched

The Hindu  

Apart from the anticipation of an announcement on the monthly honorarium of ₹1,000 for women family heads, measures to achieve the goal of making the State revenue-neutral in three years would be keenly watched in the Tamil Nadu Budget for 2023-24 to be presented by Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Monday. As per the provisional figures of the Comptroller …

W.B. Budget for 2023-24 broadens welfare schemes, gives incentives to jobs
1 year, 10 months ago

W.B. Budget for 2023-24 broadens welfare schemes, gives incentives to jobs

The Hindu  

With an eye on the upcoming panchayat polls, the West Bengal government’s Budget for the year 2023-24 on Wednesday widened the ambit of social welfare schemes like Lakshmi Bhandar, added a new scheme providing death benefits for fishermen, promised financial assistance for micro-enterprise and allocated ₹3000 crore for rural road connectivity and repair of urban roads in the State. Minister …

Telangana presents massive budget of ₹2.9 lakh crore for 2023-24 fiscal
1 year, 10 months ago

Telangana presents massive budget of ₹2.9 lakh crore for 2023-24 fiscal

The Hindu  

The Telangana State Government has presented a massive ₹2.90 lakh crore budget for the next financial year 2023-24. The budget has projected revenue receipts to the tune of ₹2.16 lakh crore in the next fiscal, close to ₹40,000 crore higher than the current year’s revised estimates which pegged the revenue receipts at ₹1.75 lakh crore. The revenue receipts for the …

Explained | Is the government on track on fiscal deficit targets?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | Is the government on track on fiscal deficit targets?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In the Union Budget for 2023-24, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chose the path of relative fiscal prudence and projected a decline in fiscal deficit to 5.9% of gross domestic product in FY24, compared with 6.4% in FY23. In Union Budget 2023-24, the fiscal deficit to GDP is pegged at 5.9% in FY24. The primary deficit, which …

A balance between capital outlays and fiscal prudence
1 year, 10 months ago

A balance between capital outlays and fiscal prudence

The Hindu  

The Budget comes at a time when the government faces a delicate balancing act between expenditure priorities and the need for fiscal prudence as it is the last full Budget before the general elections. There are five issues that need to be analysed in this Budget — three from a growth and fiscal stability perspective and two from a welfare …

Budget 2023 | On the right course: A growth-oriented Budget: Keki Mistry
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | On the right course: A growth-oriented Budget: Keki Mistry

The Hindu  

The Union Budget is one of the most anticipated annual events, where India has consistently embarked on numerous reforms bringing about structural changes. In my opinion, the Finance Minister this year rightly focussed on key factors that align with the larger vision of the government: boosting economic growth, employment generation, encouraging savings and investments, and fiscal consolidation. The government needs …

India to face challenges in meeting fiscal deficit target: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

India to face challenges in meeting fiscal deficit target: Report

Hindustan Times  

India could find it challenging to meet the fiscal deficit target of 4.5% of GDP in 2025-26, an analyst at Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday, adding that the country's sovereign rating continues to remain stable. Earlier in the day, an official at Moody's Investors Service had also said that the government's fiscal deficit target for 2025/26 could see some risks. …

Union Budget 2023: What Modi Govt's New Tax Regime Has In Store, Gain Or Pain?
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2023: What Modi Govt's New Tax Regime Has In Store, Gain Or Pain?

The Quint  

The Union Budget speech of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted seven key priority goals as the “Saptarishis guiding through the Amrit Kaal” for this year’s fiscal outlay map: a) Inclusive Development; b) Last Mile Development; c) Infrastructure and Investment; d) Green Growth; e) Youth, and f) Financial Sector. Key fiscal numbers were kept in line with the broader market expectations …

Budget 2023 | No separate mention of disinvestment proceeds
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | No separate mention of disinvestment proceeds

The Hindu  

The Budget for 2023-24 has not separately mentioned the amount that the government plans to raise from disinvestment or privatisation of state-owned companies. As per the 2023-24 Budget document, the revised estimate for miscellaneous capital receipts for the current fiscal has been pegged at ₹60,000 crore, lower than the ₹65,000 crore projected in Budget estimates for 2022-23. For the next …

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