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News digest: Fiscal deficit target, benami deals, GST return, and more

Centre expects direct taxes to overshoot target by Rs 300 billion

Illustration by Ajay Mohanty
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Illustration by Ajay Mohanty

BS Web Team New Delhi
GST shortfall won’t derail fiscal deficit target: Govt

The Narendra Modi government expects direct tax collections to exceed the budgeted target by at least Rs 300 billion. This, along with the portion the Centre can pick up from the goods and services tax (GST) compensation kitty, will help it meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2018-19, top government sources told Business Standard. Read more
 
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