Tag: Fiscal Deficit
Crude sustaining above $100 will push inflation beyond 6%, trigger rate hikes: HSBC
Mumbai, Crude oil sustaining above USD 100 per barrel will push the headline inflation above 6 per cent, the upper level of RBI’s tolerance band,…
Fiscal deficit until February eases to 80.4% of FY26 target
New Delhi: The Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first 11 months of current financial year touched 80.4% of the annual target, compared with 85.8% a…
Economy on firm footing, rupee doing fine compared to Asian peers: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the rupee is “doing fine” when compared with the relative performance of other emerging market currencies…
Lok Sabha approves additional spending of Rs 2.01 lakh crore for FY 2025-26
The Lok Sabha on Friday approved the second batch of supplementary demands for grants, allowing the government to spend an additional Rs 2.01 lakh crore…
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…