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Fiscal Deficit 4.3% Of GDP In FY27, Capex At Rs 12.2 Lakh Crore: Nirmala Sitharaman
- Sunday February 1, 2026
- India News | NDTV News Desk
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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Capex Up, Tax Holiday For Data Centres, Cheaper Cancer Drugs: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget
- Sunday February 1, 2026
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
In a 124-minute speech - after which the Sensex crashed by over 1,600 points before recovering slightly- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced increased capex of Rs 12.2 lakh crore for FY27 and targeted fiscal deficit of 4.3 per cent of GDP.
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Pakistan's Debt Crosses 70% Of GDP As Fiscal Deficit Blows Past Target
- Friday January 30, 2026
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Pakistan's finance ministry has admitted that "public debt dynamics remained a key challenge" during the last fiscal year, as the increase in total public debt was "driven mainly by higher interest payments and exchange rate movements".
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Centre's Fiscal Deficit Crosses 62% Of Full-Year Budget Target In November
- Thursday January 1, 2026
- Business News | Press Trust of India
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
- Sunday September 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Pakistan Misses 3 Out Of 5 IMF Targets Before 2nd Review Of $7 Billion Loan
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
Pakistan has missed three out of the five targets set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the second review of the USD 7 billion bailout package, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Country On Track To Achieve 4.5% Fiscal Deficit, Says Finance Minister
- Wednesday July 31, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government is on track to achieve the target of 4.5 per cent fiscal deficit by 2025-26.
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Rupee At All-Time Low, Finance Ministry Sources Say Not Due To Economy
- Wednesday September 28, 2022
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu
Despite the decision to extend the free ration scheme for the seventh time, the fiscal deficit will still meet the budget target of 6.4 per cent of the GDP for this year, a Finance Ministry official added.
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"We Are Only In May": Finance Minister On Revising Fiscal Deficit Target
- Sunday May 17, 2020
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
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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Budget 2020: Government Revises 2019-20 Fiscal Deficit Target To 3.8% From 3.3%
- Saturday February 1, 2020
- India News | Reuters
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday revised the country's fiscal deficit target to 3.8% for the current fiscal year, from an earlier target of 3.3%.
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Fiscal Deficit 4.3% Of GDP In FY27, Capex At Rs 12.2 Lakh Crore: Nirmala Sitharaman
- Sunday February 1, 2026
- India News | NDTV News Desk
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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www.ndtv.com
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Capex Up, Tax Holiday For Data Centres, Cheaper Cancer Drugs: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget
- Sunday February 1, 2026
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
In a 124-minute speech - after which the Sensex crashed by over 1,600 points before recovering slightly- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced increased capex of Rs 12.2 lakh crore for FY27 and targeted fiscal deficit of 4.3 per cent of GDP.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pakistan's Debt Crosses 70% Of GDP As Fiscal Deficit Blows Past Target
- Friday January 30, 2026
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Pakistan's finance ministry has admitted that "public debt dynamics remained a key challenge" during the last fiscal year, as the increase in total public debt was "driven mainly by higher interest payments and exchange rate movements".
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre's Fiscal Deficit Crosses 62% Of Full-Year Budget Target In November
- Thursday January 1, 2026
- Business News | Press Trust of India
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
- Sunday September 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Pakistan Misses 3 Out Of 5 IMF Targets Before 2nd Review Of $7 Billion Loan
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
Pakistan has missed three out of the five targets set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the second review of the USD 7 billion bailout package, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Country On Track To Achieve 4.5% Fiscal Deficit, Says Finance Minister
- Wednesday July 31, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government is on track to achieve the target of 4.5 per cent fiscal deficit by 2025-26.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rupee At All-Time Low, Finance Ministry Sources Say Not Due To Economy
- Wednesday September 28, 2022
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu
Despite the decision to extend the free ration scheme for the seventh time, the fiscal deficit will still meet the budget target of 6.4 per cent of the GDP for this year, a Finance Ministry official added.
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www.ndtv.com
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"We Are Only In May": Finance Minister On Revising Fiscal Deficit Target
- Sunday May 17, 2020
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
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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www.ndtv.com
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Budget 2020: Government Revises 2019-20 Fiscal Deficit Target To 3.8% From 3.3%
- Saturday February 1, 2020
- India News | Reuters
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday revised the country's fiscal deficit target to 3.8% for the current fiscal year, from an earlier target of 3.3%.
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