New Delhi: The central government’s fiscal deficit, in absolute terms, could be slightly better than the revised estimates for FY24, on the back of better than expected revenue receipts, an official said. In the interim Budget in February, the government pegged its FY24 fiscal deficit at ₹17.35 lakh crore, against the budget estimate of ₹17.89 … Read more
This year’s interim budget has come on the back of a turbulent global economic environment marked by slowing global growth and rising volatility. Against this backdrop, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has very nicely balanced fiscal discipline, welfare necessities and inclusive economic growth. To everyone’s very pleasant surprise, the balance between economic growth and fiscal consolidation … Read more
NEW DELHI: India is ‘fairly’ confident it can meet its target to cut its fiscal deficit by nearly 200 basis points to 4.5% of GDP in the next three years, assuming there is no major global economic shock, a top government official told Reuters on Thursday. On Wednesday, the government in its 2023/24 budget set … Read more
Despite an additional expenditure of Rs 3.73 lakh crore announced earlier this month, the government is set to undershoot the fiscal deficit target by 20 bps at 6.6 per cent on the back of overall robust revenue collections and under-spending by many ministries, according to a report. Rising revenue will take care of the additional … Read more
India’s path to economic recovery will be stronger than previously thought as fiscal expansion and vaccine hopes help the country heal from COVID-19, a Reuters poll of economists showed. The world’s second-most populous country has begun a huge vaccination drive and a steep fall in new coronavirus cases over the past few months is supporting … Read more