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Poll Promises vs Public Finance Trends On West Bengal And Tamil Nadu
We look at the fiscal picture of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu by taking into account the announcements made by leaders during campaigning
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Fiscal Deficit 4.3% Of GDP In FY27, Capex At Rs 12.2 Lakh Crore: Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that the fiscal deficit for fiscal year 2027 is estimated at 4.3% of India's GDP, in line with the government's plan to bring down the deficit below 4.5% by 2025-26.
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Centre's Fiscal Deficit Crosses 62% Of Full-Year Budget Target In November
The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of November stood at Rs 9.76 lakh crore, or 62.3 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26, compared to 52.5 per cent in the year-ago period, according to government data released on Wednesday.
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'Spurt In Consumption To Meet Fiscal Deficit Target Of 4.4%': Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has expressed confidence that revenue buoyancy driven by spurt in consumption will take care of the estimated GST shortfall of Rs 48,000 crore following reduction in tax rates on a host of items
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Fiscal Deficit Estimated At 4.9% Of GDP: Nirmala Sitharaman In Budget Speech
Presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that the fiscal deficit for the year is estimated at 4.9 per cent of GDP.
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Pakistan To Ban Officials From Buying New Cars To Secure IMF Bailout
Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Friday the government would raise taxes on the rich and ban government officials from buying new cars, amid pressure to control the fiscal deficit.
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NDA Government Has Gone "Bankrupt", Says Congress Leader Manish Tewari
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday said the NDA government at the Centre had gone "bankrupt" due to a massive "accumulated fiscal deficit" of Rs 32 lakh crore for the fiscals 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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PM Modi Should Keep Fiscal Deficit Worry On Backburner For Covid: Adviser
India should not let fiscal deficit worries stop it from spending more to fight the Covid-19 crisis, an adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
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"We Are Only In May": Finance Minister On Revising Fiscal Deficit Target
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the government will give out a new fiscal deficit target later as she announced the last batch of measures under the centre's stimulus programme in response to the coronavirus crisis and the nationwide lockdown.
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Important For India To Keep Fiscal Deficit In Check: IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath
It is important for India to keep fiscal deficit in check, even though its revenue projections look optimistic, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund or IMF Gita Gopinath has said.
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"Not Revising Target": Nirmala Sitharaman On Fiscal Deficit After Tax Cut
The government will not revise its fiscal deficit target immediately and is not planning any spending cuts at this stage, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday, after slashing corporate tax rates to boost a flagging economy.
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Piyush Goyal Says Government Committed To Meet Fiscal Deficit Target
The government is committed to meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent for the current fiscal, interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said.
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Centre Seeks Parliament Approval For Rs 85,300 Crore More Spending
The spending would include Rs 62,700 crore compensation to the state governments and union territories following the launch of GST last year.
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China's Finance Minister Waves Away Debt Concerns
China's finance minister on Wednesday brushed aside persistent concerns that the country's ballooning debt could spark a financial crisis, stressing that debt levels are well within control.
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Fiscal Deficit Overruns Full Year Target In 10 Months of FY 2017-18
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the fiscal deficit target for the current year has been raised to 3.5% of GDP from 3.2%.
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Poll Promises vs Public Finance Trends On West Bengal And Tamil Nadu
We look at the fiscal picture of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu by taking into account the announcements made by leaders during campaigning
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Fiscal Deficit 4.3% Of GDP In FY27, Capex At Rs 12.2 Lakh Crore: Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that the fiscal deficit for fiscal year 2027 is estimated at 4.3% of India's GDP, in line with the government's plan to bring down the deficit below 4.5% by 2025-26.
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Centre's Fiscal Deficit Crosses 62% Of Full-Year Budget Target In November
The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of November stood at Rs 9.76 lakh crore, or 62.3 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26, compared to 52.5 per cent in the year-ago period, according to government data released on Wednesday.
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'Spurt In Consumption To Meet Fiscal Deficit Target Of 4.4%': Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has expressed confidence that revenue buoyancy driven by spurt in consumption will take care of the estimated GST shortfall of Rs 48,000 crore following reduction in tax rates on a host of items
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Fiscal Deficit Estimated At 4.9% Of GDP: Nirmala Sitharaman In Budget Speech
Presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that the fiscal deficit for the year is estimated at 4.9 per cent of GDP.
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Pakistan To Ban Officials From Buying New Cars To Secure IMF Bailout
Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Friday the government would raise taxes on the rich and ban government officials from buying new cars, amid pressure to control the fiscal deficit.
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NDA Government Has Gone "Bankrupt", Says Congress Leader Manish Tewari
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday said the NDA government at the Centre had gone "bankrupt" due to a massive "accumulated fiscal deficit" of Rs 32 lakh crore for the fiscals 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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PM Modi Should Keep Fiscal Deficit Worry On Backburner For Covid: Adviser
India should not let fiscal deficit worries stop it from spending more to fight the Covid-19 crisis, an adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
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"We Are Only In May": Finance Minister On Revising Fiscal Deficit Target
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the government will give out a new fiscal deficit target later as she announced the last batch of measures under the centre's stimulus programme in response to the coronavirus crisis and the nationwide lockdown.
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Important For India To Keep Fiscal Deficit In Check: IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath
It is important for India to keep fiscal deficit in check, even though its revenue projections look optimistic, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund or IMF Gita Gopinath has said.
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"Not Revising Target": Nirmala Sitharaman On Fiscal Deficit After Tax Cut
The government will not revise its fiscal deficit target immediately and is not planning any spending cuts at this stage, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday, after slashing corporate tax rates to boost a flagging economy.
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Piyush Goyal Says Government Committed To Meet Fiscal Deficit Target
The government is committed to meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent for the current fiscal, interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said.
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Centre Seeks Parliament Approval For Rs 85,300 Crore More Spending
The spending would include Rs 62,700 crore compensation to the state governments and union territories following the launch of GST last year.
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China's Finance Minister Waves Away Debt Concerns
China's finance minister on Wednesday brushed aside persistent concerns that the country's ballooning debt could spark a financial crisis, stressing that debt levels are well within control.
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Fiscal Deficit Overruns Full Year Target In 10 Months of FY 2017-18
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the fiscal deficit target for the current year has been raised to 3.5% of GDP from 3.2%.
