Page 51 - Fiscal Deficit

Fiscal deficit worries

Revenue uncertainty increases the strain

Govt to borrow Rs 50,000 cr extra via dated securities in Jan-March FY18

Move could widen the country's fiscal deficit

Market falls on fiscal deficit concerns

The Sensex fell 0.84 per cent, or 281 points to 33,034 with banking and energy stocks leading the fall

Fiscal deficit rises to 91.3% of FY18 target in 6 months

In absolute terms, the difference between expenditure and revenue stood at Rs 4.99 lakh cr for the said period

Govt likely to achieve fiscal deficit target of 3.2% in FY18: SBI report

In the current year so far, the government has already raised about Rs 19,759 crore through minority stake sale in CPSEs and strategic disinvestment

Is fiscal deficit of 3.2% of GDP written in stone?

Deficit isn't necessarily a bad thing. Much depends on how public money is allocated and spent and what the macroeconomic situation is

Stimulus roadblock: Fiscal deficit at 96% of full-year target

For the same period last year, the fiscal deficit stood at 76.4 per cent of the full-year target

April-August fiscal deficit reaches 96.1% of FY18 target

The deficit was 76.4% of the full-year target during the same period a year ago.

Amid economic slowdown, Modi govt sticks to FY18 borrowing target

Modi's top policy advisers have called for stepping up government spending

Relax fiscal deficit, cut interest rates to revive growth, says CII

There should be interventions for depreciation of the rupee-dollar exchange rate to boost, says CII

Relax fiscal deficit target to boost economy: CII

CII looks forward to quick growth in the GDP

State finances are showing signs of increasing fiscal imbalance

Fiscal deficit aggregates fell from 1.93% in 2011-12 to 3.03% in 2015-16

Fiscal deficit presents a growth challenge

A wider fiscal deficit was mainly due to front-loading of expenditure

April-June fiscal deficit hits 82% of FY target

Revenue deficit exceeds target

April-June fiscal deficit hits 81% of full-year target

The fiscal deficit was 61.1% of the full-year target during the same period a year ago

Govt meets FY17 fiscal deficit target

This was achieved in spite of a higher than budgeted capital expenditure for the year

Govt meets 3.5% fiscal deficit target in FY17

Total expenditure of the govt in April was Rs 2.42 lakh crore, or 11.3% of the full-year estimate

Fiscal deficit for FY17 contained at 3.51% of GDP

Govt got Rs 11.02 lakh crore in net tax receipts during the fiscal year

FRBM panel sets 2.5% fiscal deficit target by FY23

Panel has provided for 'escape clauses' for deviations in fiscal deficit up to 0.5%

FRBM panel recommends 3% fiscal deficit target for FY18-FY20

It recommended fiscal deficit to be cut to 2.8% in 2020-21 fiscal and to 2.5% by FY23