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Fiscal deficit at Jan-end touches 63.6% of full year target: Govt data

Total expenditure during the period was 33.55 trillion rupees, or about 75% of the annual goal, compared with 31.68 trillion rupees in the same period last year The government's fiscal…

Xavier February 29, 2024

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FM Sitharaman’s Interim Budget is high on confidence, not on populism

When Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose to present the Interim Budget on Thursday, it was an open question as to whether it would focus on consolidating the gains…

Xavier February 2, 2024

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Interim Budget: Infra focus, fiscal prudence are positives for street

The interim Budget on Thursday maintained the government’s focus on infrastructure development while surprising the street with its fiscal deficit target. In an election year, the government resisted the temptation…

Xavier February 1, 2024

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At Rs 9.82 trn, April-Dec fiscal deficit 55% of govt’s annual target

Ahead of the presentation of the interim Budget for financial year 25, the fiscal deficit of the Centre touched 55 per cent (Rs 9.8 trillion) of the full-year target…

Xavier January 31, 2024

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Interim Budget: Analysts peg fiscal deficit target at 5.3% of GDP for FY25

The fiscal deficit target for FY25 is likely to be pegged at 5.3 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the upcoming interim budget, suggests an analysis of…

Xavier January 21, 2024