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Budget Byte: Post-pandemic Budget has less room for targeted spending

Efficacy of fiscal deficit is limited by revenue deficit - the lower the latter, the bigger the space for capex

Budget 2021
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Commitments leave little room for targeted spending, FY22 Budget should expand available fiscal space

Indian government’s spending pattern is such that it leaves only a small room for discretionary spending.

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First Published: Jan 28 2021 | 6:12 PM IST

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