Page 21 - Fiscal Deficit

Best of BS Opinion: Policy balance, slowdown in global demand, and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Policy balance

Higher trade and fiscal deficits can create risks

Domestic airline industry may report up to Rs 17k-cr loss in FY23: Report

Domestic airlines industry is expected to report a net loss of around Rs 15,000-17,000 crore this fiscal on account of elevated price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) and a weak rupee, a report said on Wednesday. The losses for the industry in the previous fiscal were estimated at around Rs 23,000 crore, credit ratings agency Icra said in its report. However, the debt levels for the industry are expected to be at around Rs 1 lakh crore (including lease liabilities) as on March 31, 2023, as per the ratings agency. Any positive or negative movement in rupee against the US dollar and any increase or decrease in the jet fuel prices have a major bearing on the cost structure of airlines as in India, ATF accounts for around 45 per cent of the operational cost of an airline while as much as 35-50 per cent of the airlines' operating expenses are US dollar driven. Two listed airlines -- IndiGo and SpiceJet -- have reported losses to the tune of Rs 1,064 crore and Rs 789 crore, respectively, i

Centre's fiscal deficit at 5.2% of GDP in Q1; experts say it may widen

Expect capex to pick up in the second half of the year and inch closer to 6.4% Budget estimate for full year

India's April-July fiscal deficit recorded at 20.5% of FY23 target

The centre spent Rs 1.1 trillion or 35% of the full year's estimate for food, fertiliser and petroleum subsidies

Top headlines: Q1 GDP grows 13.5%; fiscal deficit at 20.5% of FY23 target

India's economy achieved its fastest annual expansion in a year in the April-June quarter, according to NSO data

India's April-July fiscal deficit at Rs 3.41 trn, 20.5% of FY23 target

Net tax receipts stood at Rs 6.66 trn while total expenditure was Rs 11.26 trn, shows govt data

Lanka aims to lower fiscal deficit to 6.8% in budget 2023: Senior minister

Sri Lanka's 2023 budget would aim to reduce the fiscal deficit to 6.8 per cent in 2023 from the projected 9.9 per cent in 2022, a senior Cabinet Minister said on Tuesday, ahead of the visit by the IMF delegation for a bailout package to the crisis-hit island nation. Sri Lanka is in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to severe shortages of fuel and other essentials, leading to long serpentine queues in front of filling stations. The island nation of 22 million also witnessed a significant political churn following massive mass protests that forced former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and resign from his post. "Sri Lanka is planning to cut the budget deficit to 6.8 per cent of gross domestic product in 2023 from an expected 9.9 per cent in 2022," Bandula Gunawardena, the Cabinet spokesman and Minister of Information said on Tuesday. The Cabinet of ministers has approved a fiscal framework for 2023-2025. Sri Lanka is facing the worst fiscal .

India's FY23 fiscal deficit may come around 6.5%, says SBI Ecowrap

The report has also revised current account deficit estimates from 3.2% of GDP to 3.7% of GDP in the current financial year

Centre's revenue receipts rise just 5% to Rs 5.7 trillion in June quarter

April-June fiscal deficit at 21.2% of Budget Estimates

India's fiscal deficit touches 21.2% of annual target in Q1: Govt data

In actual terms, the fiscal deficit was at Rs 3.51 trn at the end of the first quarter of 2022-23, data from the Controller General of Accounts showed

Fiscal deficit expected to follow previous years' trend in June quarter

Centre's capex outlay may touch 20 per cent of full-year target in Q1 at Rs 1.5 trillion

Sri Lanka Crisis: Are Indian states on the same path to economic distress?

The RBI, in a report in June 2022, said that several Indian states are posting worrisome numbers, mainly due to populist measures

Expect fiscal slippage of 0.4% in FY23, says brokerage firm Nomura

The Centre's reversal on windfall taxes within 18 days of announcing the moves led a Japanese brokerage to flag its impact on fiscal math.

Fertiliser stks prey to subsidy withdrawal risk, high input costs: Analysts

The risk of a breach of the government's fiscal deficit target could play a spoilsport for the sector as it could prompt the Centre to cut back on subsidy support, analysts believe.

IMF has warned that a long downturn is happening. But is anyone listening?

The IMF has not minced any words when it comes to fiscal policy. It has always advocated tight control over the political inclination to spend now and let someone else worry about the future

A makeover for North Block

The Indian economy faces tough challenges, but the pressure today is more on Mint Road

Govt committed to 6.4% fiscal deficit target for FY23, says report

India's macroeconomic fundamentals are strong to deal with challenges and the central government is committed to stick to the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per cent of the GDP for the current fiscal

Twin deficit problem: What does it mean and how does it affect an economy?

The finance ministry recently said that India is at low risk of stagflation. But it also cautioned about a twin deficit problem that India may face. This report tells us what it means

Centre's fiscal deficit hits 12.3% of full-year target in April-May period

Non-tax revenue came in at Rs 49,251 crore, or 18.3 per cent of the full year target of Rs 2.69 trillion, compared with 48 per cent for the same period last year