Page 21 - Fiscal Deficit

Stories during stagflation: How India fares on 'modified' misery index?

Misery is the highest in countries known for economic mismanagement: Turkey, Argentina, South Africa. Next come Russia, Brazil, Pakistan and Egypt. And then India, notes T N Ninan

Centre chose expenditure switch to contain widening fiscal deficit

Robust revenue collection and higher nominal GDP, however, led to an improved fiscal deficit at 6.7 per cent in FY22 against the 6.9 per cent estimated

Govt leans heavily on nominal revenue growth to beat fiscal blues

If the burden does hit Rs 2.5 trillion, that would mean extra spending of around Rs 35,000 crore

Policy tightening to pressure FY23 numbers, deficit seen at 6.7%: Report

The government has pegged the combined fiscal shortfall at 9.8 per cent of which the central deficit is seen at 6.4 per cent (down from 6.7 per cent in FY22) and states' at 3.4 per cent for FY23.

Centre's FY22 fiscal deficit at 6.7% vs revised estimates of 6.9%

April saw revenue surplus of Rs 591 crore

India's fiscal deficit improves to 6.7% in FY22 on higher tax mop up

Fiscal deficit at 6.71% of GDP in FY22 as against revised budget estimate of 6.9%, shows govt data

Top headlines: India's Q4 GDP grows 4.1%; IMD raises 2022 monsoon forecast

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Duty cut on petrol, diesel to put pressure on fiscal deficit: Experts

The tax reduction on petrol and diesel will lead to revenue loss of around Rs 1 lakh crore per year for the government

Top Headlines: Fuel rate cut to ease inflation, report on EV fire, and more

The recent EV scooter fires were caused by defects in their batteries, including in the designs of the battery packs and modules, a DRDO report said. Read more in our top headlines.

Tax revenue boost or expenditure cuts can help meet fiscal deficit target

The impact of Saturday's excise duty cuts will be Rs 1 trillion for a year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said

IMF projects India's general fiscal deficit at 9.9% of GDP for FY23

Rising energy and food prices will put renewed pressure on fiscal deficits, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said in a tweet.

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

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

In actual terms, the deficit stood at Rs 13.16 trillion at the end of February this year, as per the data released by the Controller General of Accounts

Safe for now, macro economy may take a hit if Russian-Ukraine war stretches

A feeble impact is already being felt, and if the conflict stretches way beyond March, it could have implications on growth, inflation, fiscal deficit and current account deficit

India's FY23 fiscal deficit likely to hit 6.7% on free grains move

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pegged the Centre's capex for FY23 at Rs 7.5 trillion

Govt's huge welfare scheme expenses hitting public finances: Yashwant Sinha

Ex finance minister Yashwant Sinha said huge expenditure on welfare schemes by Modi govt has impacted public finances which are currently in a mess with fiscal deficit touching abnormally high level

Centre's April-January fiscal deficit touches 58.9% of full-year target

Revenue expenditure was Rs 23.68 trillion, or 74.7% of RE compared with 71.6%

India's April-January fiscal deficit touches 58.9% of FY22 target: Govt

In actual terms, the deficit was Rs 9.37 trillion at end-January 2022 against upwardly revised annual estimate of Rs 15.91 trn

Top headlines: India's Q3 GDP grows 5.4%; Madhabi Puri Buch new Sebi chief

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Amending the FRBM Act

For two years running, the finance ministry has excused itself from providing a projection of its fiscal consolidation plan