Top headlines: PPF, NSC interest rates unchanged; SpiceJet settles dispute

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Thursday

Interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged for first quarter of FY23

The government on Thursday kept interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, unchanged for the first quarter of 2022-23 due to an elevated level of inflation.

The interest rate has not been revised since the first quarter of 2020-21. Read more

India's fiscal deficit touched 82.7% of full-year target at end of Feb

The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of February stood at 82.7 per cent of the full year budget target, mainly on account of higher expenditure, according to government data released on Thursday.

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