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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
TopicFiscal deficit

Topic: fiscal deficit

India’s fiscal deficit widens as govt overestimates revenue

India is set to miss budget deficit target for a second straight year by overestimating the income it expects to receive from taxes, asset sales and other sources.

Time for RBI to cut interest rates, says NITI Aayog’s Rajiv Kumar

Modi govt’s expansionary budget is bound to pose a challenge for RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, who’s chairing his first Monetary Policy Committee meeting.

How borrowings outside the budget hide the real deficit numbers

A fine print reading of 2019 budget shows off-budget borrowings are on the rise. ThePrint takes a look at what that means.

Chidambaram slams interim budget as ‘account for votes’ and not ‘vote on account’

Taking to Twitter after Piyush Goyal presented the interim budget, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the NDA missed the fiscal deficit target.

Economists, markets are awaiting Modi govt’s fiscal consolidation roadmap in budget 2019

With low indirect tax collections and failing disinvestment, sticking to fiscal deficit target of 3.3% will be tough for Piyush Goyal.

India’s next budget may rely on some bogus numbers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a reputation for fiscal prudence, so the expectation is that somehow or the other his finance ministry will get the numbers in line.

Bank recapitalisation bonds increased Centre’s debt to 46.5% of GDP in FY18

Issuance of recapitalisation bonds didn’t increase fiscal deficit, but led to a jump in government liabilities to Rs 77.98 lakh crore.

Modi’s election handouts threaten plan to curb fiscal deficit

Economists predict fiscal deficit to touch 3.5% of GDP this year compared to the targeted 3.3%.

Govt doesn’t need extra funds from RBI to manage fiscal deficit: Arun Jaitley

Finance minister also says extra funds accruing from the new capital framework of RBI can be used for poverty alleviation by future governments.

Not seeking Rs 3.6-lakh crore reserve transfer from RBI, confirms Economic Affairs Secretary

Subhash Chandra Garg also added the government will stick to the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent for the current financial year.

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