Page 2 - Fiscal Health

Govt's expenditure and revenue figures for H1 don't tell the whole truth

The government's numbers on expenditure and receipts in the first half of the current year do not fully reveal the stress in its finances

Darkening clouds: Govt denial, inadequate response are not helping economy

If we go on being inward-looking, how will the system open up? Those that are not competitive locking competitive ones out of markets cannot be a way to get to the $5-trn dream, writes T N Ninan

Low tax revenue, high spend push H1 fiscal deficit to 93% of FY20 target

Though the figure seemed alarming, it was bit lower than 95.3 per cent in the corresponding period of 2018-19

Expenditure worries: The fiscal road ahead could get bumpy

Greater clarity and caution from the finance ministry is needed

States' fiscal health to deteriorate further in FY18: Report

Centre's deficit has narrowed from 6.5% of the GDP in 2009-10 to 3.5% in 2016-17