Fiscal deficit in April-August at 27% of full-year target: Govt data
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Fiscal deficit in April-August at 27% of full-year target: Govt data

The Hindu  

The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of the first five months of the current fiscal touched 27% of the full-year target, government data showed on Monday. In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit - the gap between expenditure and revenue - was at ₹4,35,176 crore as of August-end, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts. In the Union Budget, the government projected to bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.9% of the gross domestic product in the current 2024-25 financial year. Unveiling the revenue-expenditure data of the Union government for the first five months of 2024-25, CGA said the net tax revenue was ₹8.7 lakh crore or 33.8% of the BE for the current fiscal.

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Net direct tax receipts grows 16.45% to ₹15.82 lakh crore till mid-December
5 days, 9 hours ago

Net direct tax receipts grows 16.45% to ₹15.82 lakh crore till mid-December

Live Mint  

The Centre’s direct tax collection from corporations and individuals after adjusting for tax refunds has reached ₹15.8 trillion so far this year, jumping 16.45% over the previous year and outpacing the budget estimate. While non-corporate tax collection from individuals and other entities like partnerships and local authorities, after adjusting for refunds, recorded a 22% jump so far this year 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 …

Centre seeks Parliament nod for net extra spending over ₹44,100 crore
1 week, 4 days ago

Centre seeks Parliament nod for net extra spending over ₹44,100 crore

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The finance ministry on Thursday sought Parliament's approval for net extra spending of ₹44,143 crore in the current financial year for administrative and subsidy requirements, showed the first supplementary demands for grants tabled in the House. The net additional spending of ₹44,143 crore is unlikely to have a big impact on the government’s fiscal deficit target of ₹16.1 …

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 …

Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report

Live Mint  

India is considering the relaxation of quarterly spending limits to ensure it does not fall short of its capital expenditure target for the financial year 2024/2025, according to a government source. Capital expenditure, or spending on building physical infrastructure, was at 4.15 trillion rupees during April-September, or 37% of the annual target, against 4.9 trillion rupees a year earlier. The …

Centre’s net direct-tax revenue grows 15.4% to ₹12.1 trillion in April-Nov
1 month, 1 week ago

Centre’s net direct-tax revenue grows 15.4% to ₹12.1 trillion in April-Nov

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The union government’s direct-tax collection has grown by 15.41%, after tax refunds, to ₹12.1 trillion so far this financial year, the Central Board of Direct Taxes said on Monday. Securities transaction tax contributed ₹35,923 crore so far this financial year, 90% more than the ₹18,909 crore collected in the same period a year ago, CBDT data showed. So …

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 …

Chandigarh suffers ₹240 crore revenue loss in first half of fiscal year
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh suffers ₹240 crore revenue loss in first half of fiscal year

Hindustan Times  

The UT administration has suffered a revenue loss of ₹240 crore in the first half of the 2024-25 fiscal, data from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has revealed. The capital expenditure, which include funds designated for development projects and asset creation, have also been come down-- from ₹ 722 crore in 2023 to ₹ 655 crore in 2024. …

India's current account deficit gap widens in April-June: RBI
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India's current account deficit gap widens in April-June: RBI

Hindustan Times  

India's current account deficit widened on-year in the April-June quarter, largely due to a higher merchandise trade deficit, the central bank said on Monday. The Reserve Bank of India reported a current account deficit of $9.7 billion for April-June, driven by a $65.1 billion merchandise trade deficit. The current account deficit stood at $9.7 billion, or 1.1% of the GDP, …

Revenue receipts of Telangana government continue to bely expectations after five months of current financial year
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Revenue receipts of Telangana government continue to bely expectations after five months of current financial year

The Hindu  

The overall revenue receipts of the State continue to bely expectations of the government. The State registered overall revenue receipts of ₹61,618 crore at the end of August, just 27.85 % of ₹2.21 lakh crore projected in the budget estimates for the current fiscal. Tax revenue during the five-month period was shade better at ₹57,722 crore, 35.11 % of ₹1.64 …

Telangana: Revenue deficit soars to Rs 11,328 crore by July-end
3 months ago

Telangana: Revenue deficit soars to Rs 11,328 crore by July-end

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government is facing a significant revenue deficit. In the first four months of the 2024–25 financial year, as of July-end, the deficit stood at Rs 11,328.5 crore, which is 3,808.92% higher than Budget estimates. From April to July, the state recorded Rs 47,712.69 crore in revenue receipts, excluding borrowings, while revenue expenditure totalled Rs 59,041.19 crore. Tax …

India's GDP grows by 6.7 percent in Q1: Govt report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India's GDP grows by 6.7 percent in Q1: Govt report

Hindustan Times  

India's gross domestic product slowed to a five-quarter low of 6.7 per cent in April-June this fiscal against 8.2 per cent in the year-ago period, mainly due to poor showing by the farm sector, according to government data. India's GDP grows by 6.7 percent in Q1: Govt report India remains the fastest-growing major economy, as China's GDP growth in the …

Government cuts borrowing target to ₹14.01 lakh crore for 2024-25
5 months ago

Government cuts borrowing target to ₹14.01 lakh crore for 2024-25

Hindustan Times  

The government has lowered its borrowings estimate for the current financial year to 14.01 lakh crore as there is an improvement in tax collection. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman showcases a red pouch carrying the Budget documents, outside the Finance Ministry in North Block The government has to borrow by issuing dated securities to meet its fiscal deficit target. The …

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 …

Mahayuti tables demand of ₹95,000 crore to fund populist schemes ahead of polls
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mahayuti tables demand of ₹95,000 crore to fund populist schemes ahead of polls

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Merely a week after the ₹6,12,293 crore budget for 2024-25 was presented, the state government tabled the supplementary demands of ₹94,889 crore, making it the highest ever in history. The supplementary demands mostly aim to finance the populist schemes announced in the budget in anticipation of the upcoming Assembly polls scheduled for October this year. Jayant Patil, former finance …

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 for Apr-Feb hits 86.5% of FY24 target
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Fiscal deficit for Apr-Feb hits 86.5% of FY24 target

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India’s fiscal deficit for April to February of FY24 reached Rs 15.01 lakh crore, representing nearly 86.5% of the target set for the full financial year, according to the government data. During the corresponding period in the previous year, the fiscal deficit was recorded at Rs 14.53 lakh crore. As of February 2024, the Government of India has …

U.P. govt collected ₹2,813 cr more revenue in Feb this year
9 months, 2 weeks ago

U.P. govt collected ₹2,813 cr more revenue in Feb this year

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday claimed an increase of ₹2,813.88 crore in its revenue collections in February 2024. Minister for finance Suresh Khanna, briefing media persons, said the state government collected a revenue of ₹17,742.67 crore, 77.5 percent of the target of ₹22,888.79 crore in February 2024. government collected a tax revenue of ₹ 1,73,381.51 crore till February 29. …

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 …

Ajit Pawar presents interim budget, state debt reaches ₹7.82 lakh crore
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ajit Pawar presents interim budget, state debt reaches ₹7.82 lakh crore

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Finance minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday presented a ₹6 lakh crore interim budget with a revenue deficit of ₹9,734 crore. While the government is aiming for a $1trillion state economy, its debt burden has reached ₹7.82 lakh crore after a net borrowing of ₹72,000 crore. The PM has announced welfare schemes for youth, women, the poor and farmers, which …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

With one quarter to go, fiscal deficit at 55% of target
10 months, 3 weeks ago

With one quarter to go, fiscal deficit at 55% of target

The Hindu  

The Union Government’s fiscal deficit stood at ₹9.8 lakh crore, or 55% of its Budget target through the first nine months of the fiscal year, as per data from the Controller General of Accounts. to meet the capex target for the year, which appears optimistic relative to the ₹2.5 lakh crore recorded in the same quarter of 2022-23,” said Aditi …

Interim Budget 2024: Your guide for understanding all key terms
11 months, 1 week ago

Interim Budget 2024: Your guide for understanding all key terms

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Interim Budget 2024 on February 1, 2024. Sitharaman is expected to address various financial indicators, including inflation, fiscal deficit, capital expenditure, revenue receipts, bad loans, and more, during the budget speech. Fiscal Deficit Fiscal deficit means when a government's total expenditure exceeds total revenue, excluding any external borrowings. It is extremely …

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 …

LS Gives Nod for Additional Cash Outgo of Rs 58,378 Cr in Current Fiscal
1 year ago

LS Gives Nod for Additional Cash Outgo of Rs 58,378 Cr in Current Fiscal

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday cleared a net additional spending of Rs 58,378 crore in the current fiscal ending March 2024, with a large chunk going towards MGNREGA and subsidy on fertiliser.The gross additional spending sought by the government was over Rs 1.29 lakh crore, of which Rs 70,968 crore would be matched by savings and receipts. She …

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. …

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 …

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, …

India's GDP grew at 6.1% in Jan-March quarter: Govt data
1 year, 6 months ago

India's GDP grew at 6.1% in Jan-March quarter: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

India's economy grew 6.1% in the January-March quarter from a year earlier, accelerating from 4.4% in the previous quarter, government data showed on Wednesday. The National Statistical Office, under the ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, announced that the GDP in the last quarter of the financial year 2022-23 is estimated at ₹43.62 lakh crore, as against ₹41.12 lakh crore …

India Q4 GDP LIVE: GDP Grew By 6.1% In Jan-Mar Quarter; FY23 GDP Stands At 7.2%
1 year, 6 months ago

India Q4 GDP LIVE: GDP Grew By 6.1% In Jan-Mar Quarter; FY23 GDP Stands At 7.2%

News 18  

India GDP Q4 Growth LIVE Updates: The National Statistical Office has released the gross domestic product growth rate for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022-23, along with the growth rate clocked during the entire FY23. The country’s gross domestic product or GDP grew by 6.1 percent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022-23, as per the official data. …

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 …

Bihar govt. presents ₹2.61 lakh crore ‘revenue surplus Budget’ for fiscal 2023-24
1 year, 9 months ago

Bihar govt. presents ₹2.61 lakh crore ‘revenue surplus Budget’ for fiscal 2023-24

The Hindu  

Bihar Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on February 28, 2023 tabled over ₹2.61 lakh crore ‘revenue surplus Budget’ in the State Assembly, while putting thrust on employment, health and education sectors. “In our estimated revenue arrangement this is a revenue surplus Budget in which the State’s growth rate will be above 10%,” he told mediapersons, after presenting the Budget for …

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 | 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 …

Budget 2023 | Govt to borrow record ₹15.4 lakh crore in FY24 to bridge revenue gap
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | Govt to borrow record ₹15.4 lakh crore in FY24 to bridge revenue gap

The Hindu  

The government plans to borrow a record ₹15.4 lakh crore from dated securities in FY24 to meet its expenditure requirement to prop up the economy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Budget on February 1 said the net market borrowings from dated securities are estimated at ₹11.8 lakh crore to finance the fiscal deficit in 2023-24. The gross market …

Budget 2023 | Fiscal deficit to be brought down to below 4.5% by 2025-26: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | Fiscal deficit to be brought down to below 4.5% by 2025-26: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Fiscal deficit would be brought down to below 4.5% by 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1. She also said that tax receipts for the next fiscal are budgeted at ₹23.3 lakh crore and States would be allowed 3.5% of GDP as fiscal deficit. To finance the fiscal deficit in 2023-24, net market borrowing from dated securities is …

Budget 2023 may peg gross borrowing under ₹16 trillion: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 may peg gross borrowing under ₹16 trillion: Report

Live Mint  

India's federal government is likely to keep its gross market borrowing below ₹16 trillion for 2023/24 as it does not want to destabilise the bond market with any negative surprises, two sources close to the deliberations said. The government has so far raised ₹12.93 trln up to Jan. 27, which is 91% of the overall gross borrowing target of ₹14.21 …

Budget 2023: Know What Is Fiscal Deficit And How It Impacts Economy
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023: Know What Is Fiscal Deficit And How It Impacts Economy

ABP News  

We are less than a week away from the announcement of the Union Budget 2023. Gross Primary Deficit = Gross Fiscal Deficit - Net interest liabilities Net interest liabilities consist of interest payments minus interest receipts by the government on net domestic lending. How Union Budgets See Fiscal Deficit In the Budget documents, the government gives accounts for Revenue Deficit, …

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