Tag: Fiscal Deficit
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…
FY’27 Budget likely to peg fiscal deficit at 4.3%: ICRA
New Delhi, The government is likely to peg fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of GDP for the next financial year beginning April 2026 and…
Govt keeps small savings interest rates unchanged for March quarter
The government on Wednesday retained interest rates for a dozen small savings schemes, including the tax-saving Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Sukanya Samriddhi accounts, for…
Fiscal deficit at 36.5% of FY26 target on higher capital spending
The Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first half of 2025-26 hit 36.5% of the annual target, compared with 29.4% a year before, thanks to higher…
India’s April-September fiscal deficit at Rs 5.73 lakh crore, widens on-year to 36.5% of FY26 aim
India’s fiscal deficit for the first six months of this fiscal year through September stood at 5.73 lakh crore rupees, or 36.5% of annual estimates,…
Government reports fiscal gap at 38.1% of FY26 target as of August
New Delhi: Higher spending and lower net tax collection widened the Centre’s fiscal deficit up to August in this financial year to 38.1% of the…
Govt set to borrow Rs 6.77 lakh crore in H2, stay near FY26 target
The central government will borrow ₹6.77 lakh crore from the market through dated securities in the second half of this fiscal, the finance ministry said…