India's April-May fiscal deficit at $32.8 billion - govt

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Jun 30 2015 | 6:07 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's fiscal deficit during April-May touched 2,086.24 billion rupees ($32.8 billion), or 37.5 percent of the target for the 2015/16 fiscal year ending in March 2016, government data showed on Tuesday.

The deficit was 45.3 percent during the same period a year ago.

($1 = 63.6120 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Editing by Malini Menon)

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