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‘India’s FY21 GDP to contract 9.6%’

1 min read . 09 Oct 2020

With 2019 Lok Sabha elections around the corner, expect more creative proposals on managing India’s fiscal deficit in the coming weeks and months.

Rise in fiscal deficit of govts likely to impact construction sector: IndRa

2 min read . 14 Aug 2020

Data released by the CGA on Friday showed government’s gross tax collections in April slipped to ₹67,557 crore from ₹1.2 trillion during the same month a year ago (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Covid impact: India FY21 fiscal gap may breach level seen after financial crisis

3 min read . 31 May 2020

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FY20 fiscal deficit widens to 4.59% of GDP, higher than budget aim of 3.8%

1 min read . 29 May 2020

The Centre is planning to roll out a fiscal package for MSMEs and vulnerable sections hit by the lockdown. (Hemant Mishra/Mint)

Centre may slash capex to bankroll stimulus package

3 min read . 04 May 2020

Former RBI deputy governor Rakesh Mohan (Mint)

We have a narrow window to enact fiscal relief measures: Former RBI dy governor

17 min read . 03 May 2020

The fiscal deficit is the government’s total revenue minus its total expenditure

Is government printing away the deficit?

3 min read . 23 Apr 2020

India's April-January fiscal deficit remains above full-year target

1 min read . 28 Feb 2020

Opinion | The government may be faced with a big dilemma in 2020-21

3 min read . 27 Feb 2020

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Nirmala Sitharaman says fiscal deficit figures absolutely realistic

1 min read . 17 Feb 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

PM Modi says India has kept fiscal deficit, price rise in check

1 min read . 06 Feb 2020

Any immediate strengthening in India's public finances is unlikely, as pressures on growth persist, Moody's said. Photo: Bloomberg

Moody’s says India FY21 fiscal deficit target a challenge

1 min read . 04 Feb 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2020-21 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, (LSTV/PTI Photo) (PTI)

An insufficient stimulus

1 min read . 01 Feb 2020

The overall fiscal deficit is capped at 3.3% of GDP, which signals a commitment to prudence (Photo: Mint)

Budget 2020: Sitharaman invokes escape clause, FY20 fiscal deficit at 3.8%

1 min read . 01 Feb 2020

Of the total spending, the capital expenditure was 75.6% of the BE, higher than 70.6% of the estimates during the same period in 2018-19.

Fiscal deficit hits 132% of Budget estimate till December

1 min read . 31 Jan 2020

Gross borrowing figure is likely to be budgeted at ₹7.5 trillion, i.e., growth of 5.7% year-on-year (Photo: Reuters)

Fiscal deficit may be at 3.5% in FY21, says report

2 min read . 23 Jan 2020

Unless the govt pulls back spending sharply in the last quarter, we are about to witness a major fiscal slip this year (Photo: Reuters)

How deep is India's fiscal hole?

5 min read . 20 Jan 2020

In October and November, government spending increased by 1.6 trillion rupees, nearly half the 3.1 trillion it spent in September.

Govt plans to cut spending to curb fiscal deficit

1 min read . 07 Jan 2020

The gross tax revenue collected by the government during the first eight months of the fiscal was ₹11.74 trillion

The govt is likely to find it hard to trim fiscal deficit

2 min read . 05 Jan 2020

Spending cuts in the last quarter have helped governments to narrow their fiscal gap in the past. (ANI)

Govt curbs year-end spending by ministries amid fiscal worries

1 min read . 01 Jan 2020

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