Page 52 - Fiscal Deficit

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

Flatter to deceive

After a few good years, states slip on the fisc

The macro picture: Fiscal deficit target for year crossed by February-end

Total revenue receipt till February was Rs 10.94 lakh crore or 76.9% of the budget estimate

India's April-February fiscal deficit at 113.4% of full year target

Tax revenue during the period in question yielded Rs 8.85 lakh crore, or 81.3% of the estimates

Fiscal deficit worry for states

5 states that have presented their financial status till date indicate encouraging news in capex

Fiscal deficit overshoots full-year target

The government had budgeted a fiscal deficit of Rs 5,33,904 crore for the current financial year

April-Jan fiscal deficit at 105.7% of FY17 target

The fiscal deficit was 95.8% of the full-year target during the same period a year ago

Govt to get more space, albeit marginal, to contain fiscal deficit

Nominal economic growth is projected to be higher than estimated

Govt likely to meet FY17 fiscal deficit target: DBS

Fiscal deficit has been pegged at Rs 5.33 lakh crore in 2016-17

Fiscal deficit reaches 86% of BE in first 8 months

In absolute terms, fiscal deficit touched the Rs 4.58 lakh crore mark during April-November 2016