The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of the first five months of the current fiscal touched 27 per cent of the full-year target, government data showed on Monday. In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit -- the gap between expenditure and revenue -- was at Rs 4,

The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of the first five months of the current fiscal touched 27% of the full-year target, government data showed on Monday (September 30, 2024). In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit - the gap between expenditure and revenue - was at ₹4,

India's fiscal deficit for April-August was 4.35 trillion rupees ($51.93 billion), or 27% of the estimate for the financial year, government data showed on Monday.

The latest fiscal deficit is much lower than the corresponding period of the previous fiscal due to higher tax receipts, a handsome dividend payout by the central bank and lower government capital exp

The fiscal deficit for April-August stood at Rs 4.35 lakh crore or 27 per cent of the total target set for the fiscal year, the data released by the government showed on Monday.  While the government kept spending a whopping 110 per cent more than it did last year on its capital expenditure (capex) in July,

India's fiscal deficit for April to August, or the first five months of this fiscal year, was at 4.35 lakh crore rupees, equivalent to 27% of annual estimates, narrowing from the previous year's 36%.