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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicOff-budget borrowings

Topic: off-budget borrowings

Small savings fund, off-budget borrowings rescue Modi govt again on fiscal deficit

The fiscal deficit for 2019-20 and 2020-21 would have been higher at 4.6% and 4.4% respectively if the govt had not shifted its liabilities out of the budget.

CAG indicates real fiscal deficit for FY19, FY20 could be 1.5-2% points above govt estimate

The real fiscal deficit number will change if the off-budget borrowings made by govt and flagged by CAG are taken into account.

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.

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