 | FY'23 fiscal deficit: Finance Ministry monitoring daily receipts, expenses in MarchAlthough the government is expected to meet the revised tax revenue estimates, meeting the Rs 50,000 crore target from disinvestment receipts could be a challenge. |
 | Fiscal deficit widens 27 per cent in April-January on high capex, fall in non-tax revenuesThe Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first 10 months of the current financial year has widened by 27% to Rs 11.90 lakh crore compared to Rs 9.4 lakh crore in the same period last year. |
 | Montek Singh sees growth target, cut in fiscal deficit as positives in budgetHe urged them to create a bulwark for the agricultural sector to withstand the shocks of climate change. |
 | Kerala Finance Minister Balagopal takes 'budgeted call' to take on CentreIn his budget, the senior CPM leader has called for joint resistance against policies that demolish the federal values of the Indian Constitution. |
 | Fiscal deficit to be brought down to below 4.5 pc by 2025-26: FMThe government had pegged the fiscal deficit at at 6.4 per cent of the GDP for the current financial year. |
 | Govt’s fiscal deficit increases 40% in April-November 2022The fiscal deficit has reached nearly 59% of its full year budget estimates up to November this year, according to the data compiled by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA). |
 | Fiscal deficit touches 59 per cent of full-year target in NovemberFor 2022-23, the fiscal deficit of the government is estimated to be Rs 16.61 lakh crore or 6.4 per cent of the GDP. |
 | India’s fiscal deficit widens to Rs 7.6 lakh crore in Apr-Oct’22The fiscal deficit has breached 45% of the full year budget estimate during the period October, the government data showed. |
 | Centre's fiscal deficit touches 45.6 pc of full-year target at end-OctIn the corresponding period last year, the deficit was 36.3 per cent of the Budget Estimates of 2021-22. |
 | Fiscal deficit in H1 of FY23 touches 37.3 per cent of full-year targetThe central government's total expenditure was Rs 18.23 lakh crore or 46.2 per cent of the BE 2022-23. |
 | Fiscal deficit reduced to 3.38%, says PTRThe minister said the revenue deficit has been reduced by Rs 9,000 crore from the final estimates. |
 | CAG flags non-adherence to FRBM Act, lack of clarity in PD accountsIn February 2022, the government had said that the delay in implementing the amended Act was due to the State’s bifurcation and shifting of capital. |
 | Fiscal deficit touches 20.5 per cent of annual target in Apr-Jul: Official dataLast year too, the government had managed to mop 34.2 per cent of its annual estimate during April-July. |
 | Silly to compare Sri Lanka's economic situation with India: Former NITI Aayog Vice-ChairmanThe eminent economist was asked to comment on Rahul Gandhi's statement hiting out at the Modi government over rising inflation and unemployment and said India looks a "lot like Sri Lanka". |
 | 57% jump on infrastructure spending as Centre uses Rs 1.75 lakh crore in April-JuneCapex in the first quarter was Rs 1.75 lakh crore compared to Rs 1.11 lakh crore in the same quarter the previous fiscal |
 | Odisha's debt burden expected to increase by nearly three per cent in the next three yearsDebt stock will go up by Rs 22,356 cr because of development work post-Covid pandemic |
 | Fiscal deficit jumps 67 per cent in Apr-May to 2 lakh croresCentral government’s fiscal deficit increased 67% to Rs 2 lakh crore owing to slow growth in revenue receipt and a 23% growth in expenditure. |
 | Fiscal deficit at 59 per cent of the budget target till Jan 2022The total receipts of the government in end-January were Rs 18.71 lakh crore or 85.9% of the Revised Estimates (RE) for 2021-22. |
 | In COVID times, high fiscal deficit can be growth mantraThe quality of fiscal consolidation suffers if the path to fiscal consolidation is through expenditure compression rather than increased tax buoyancy. |
 | 0.3 per cent slippage in fiscal deficit statistical in character: Finance Minister Arun JaitleyThe anti-evasion measures being put in place will lead to higher compliance-level and see accounting for full 12 months' revenue from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from next year. |
