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Despite downward revision in nominal GDP, India’s fiscal dynamics remain comfortable: UBI Report

New Delhi: Despite a downward revision in nominal GDP following a change in the base year, India’s overall fiscal dynamics remain very comfortable, with the…

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India’s current account deficit widens in third quarter

India’s current account deficit widened to $13.2 billion or 1.3% of the country’s gross domestic product in the third quarter from $11.3 billion or 1.1%…

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India’s April-January fiscal deficit at Rs 9.81 lakh crore, narrows on-year to 63% of FY26 aim

India’s fiscal deficit for the first ten months of this fiscal year through January stood at Rs 9.81 lakh crore, or 63% of annual estimates,…

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Fiscal deficit on track as tax base broadens, spending rationalised| Business News

The central government is well on track to achieve its fiscal deficit target of 4.4% in the current fiscal year, Economic Survey 2025-26 said on…

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Nirmala Sitharaman with her finance ministry colleagues ahead of Union Budget 2025 on 1 February 2025. (ANI)
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Govt seen lifting spending, reforms to offset US tariff impact| Business News

The Narendra Modi government is likely to announce measures to improve the ease of doing business and boost infrastructure spending, while sticking to fiscal consolidation…

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Budget 2026–27: Government seen easing fiscal grip amid global headwinds

New Delhi: The government will likely refrain from aggressive fiscal consolidation in the coming budget, instead retaining the necessary firepower to cushion the economy amid…

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India Budget 2026: Resilience balance – revenue miss, deficit unchanged

While India prepares to present the Union Budget on February 1, its fiscal health has strengthened post-pandemic, with the central government’s deficit halving in this…

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View: Why India has a private investment problem

India’s economy should be the envy of the world. Official statisticians have just announced that it will grow at a blistering 7.4% in the financial…

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Union Budget 2026 likely to peg India’s fiscal deficit target at 4.3%, ICRA says| Business News

The government is likely to peg India’s fiscal deficit target at 4.3% of the GDP for 2026-27 amid a double-digit growth in capital expenditure, ICRA…

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India’s April-October fiscal deficit at Rs 8.25 lakh crore, widens on-year to 52.6% of FY26 aim

India’s fiscal deficit for April to October, or the first seven months of this fiscal year, was at Rs 8.25 lakh crore, equivalent to 52.6%…

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