Tag: Fiscal Deficit
Indian economy now more resilient to shocks, says RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta
Kolkata: The Indian economy is now more resilient to both internal and external shocks that helped bring in macroeconomic stability and laid the platform for…
Budget earmarks total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for 2026-27: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government has envisaged a total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for the next…
Priority is growth; demand seen keeping up pace, says Nirmala Sitharaman after Budget 2026
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she’s confident of consumption momentum being sustained in the coming months and that the trajectory of the fiscal…
Union Budget 2026: Fitch flags slower deficit consolidation, sees growth-neutral stance
Fitch Ratings said on Monday the Union Budget 2026-27 signals a deliberate slowdown in fiscal consolidation, with the government opting to preserve capital spending to…
ET Graphics: Borrowing now fuels growth as capital spending overtakes fiscal deficit
India Budget 2026: The budget holds the fiscal position, but importantly, govt borrowing is now largely going into financing capex, as is evident in the…
India’s April-December fiscal deficit at Rs 8.55 lakh crore, narrows on-year to 54.5% of FY26 aim
India’s fiscal deficit for the first nine months of this fiscal year through December stood at Rs 8.55 lakh crore rupees, or 54.5% of annual…
Budget 2026: The annual money manual may focus on debt-to-GDP over fiscal deficit
New Delhi: The upcoming Budget is going to put emphasis on easing the debt-to-GDP ratio, which is around 56 per cent, instead of targetting a…
Small savings inflows touch Rs 2.17 lakh crore despite shift to new tax regime
New Delhi: Collections under the National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) touched ₹2.17 lakh crore as of January 10, accounting for about two-thirds of the budget…
States’ consolidated fiscal deficit widens 0.3 pc to 3.3 per cent in FY25: RBI
Mumbai: States’ consolidated fiscal deficit has widened to 3.3 per cent of GDP in FY25 after remaining at 3 per cent for the three previous…
New year, new challenges & a retest of macro resilience set the backdrop to Budget 2026
Fresh out of a year that tested policymakers and businesses in unusual ways, the economy has three clear asks from the upcoming budget – sustain…