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Country On Track To Achieve 4.5% Fiscal Deficit, Says Finance Minister
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
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
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%
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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Economic Survey Sees Pick Up In Growth But Calls For Expansionary Policy
The Economic Survey on Friday projected revival of economic growth to 6-6.5 per cent in the next fiscal beginning April 1 but suggested the government to relax the budget deficit target to boost growth from a decade low.
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Government May Ask For Rs 30,000 Crore Interim Dividend From RBI: Report
The government may request an interim dividend of around Rs 30,000 crore from the Reserve bank of India (RBI) in order to meet its fiscal deficit target, Mint newspaper reported on Sunday citing news agency Press Trust of India.
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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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Budget 2019: Government Lowers Fiscal Deficit Target To 3.3% For FY20
"The fiscal deficit this year is 3.3 per cent brought down from 3.4 per cent," Finance Minister said while presenting Budget for 2019-20.
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Not Vote On Account But Account For Votes: P Chidambaram
The senior Congress leader claimed that the government had missed the fiscal deficit target, as warned by him earlier.
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PM's Pre-Poll Handouts To Cost Billions, Breach Fiscal Targets: Report
A series of vote-catching measures planned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he braces for a difficult general election may cost more than Rs 1 lakh crore, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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PM Happy With Economy, Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley After Meeting
The government will stick to the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent this fiscal as it expects buoyant tax revenues and exceeding disinvestment target, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday.
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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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After "Modicare", PM Modi's Next Ambitious Scheme Targets 500 Million Workers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend a welfare program to India's 500 million workers as he bids for re-election in 2019, but he has limited time and resources to implement the ambitious plan.
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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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RBI Expected To Keep Rates On Hold In Policy Decision Today
Inflation is expected to accelerate after the government's budget last week widened its fiscal deficit target for the fiscal year starting in April to help finance a sharp increase in spending in the rural areas and on healthcare.
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Country On Track To Achieve 4.5% Fiscal Deficit, Says Finance Minister
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
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
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%
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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Economic Survey Sees Pick Up In Growth But Calls For Expansionary Policy
The Economic Survey on Friday projected revival of economic growth to 6-6.5 per cent in the next fiscal beginning April 1 but suggested the government to relax the budget deficit target to boost growth from a decade low.
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Government May Ask For Rs 30,000 Crore Interim Dividend From RBI: Report
The government may request an interim dividend of around Rs 30,000 crore from the Reserve bank of India (RBI) in order to meet its fiscal deficit target, Mint newspaper reported on Sunday citing news agency Press Trust of India.
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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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Budget 2019: Government Lowers Fiscal Deficit Target To 3.3% For FY20
"The fiscal deficit this year is 3.3 per cent brought down from 3.4 per cent," Finance Minister said while presenting Budget for 2019-20.
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Not Vote On Account But Account For Votes: P Chidambaram
The senior Congress leader claimed that the government had missed the fiscal deficit target, as warned by him earlier.
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PM's Pre-Poll Handouts To Cost Billions, Breach Fiscal Targets: Report
A series of vote-catching measures planned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he braces for a difficult general election may cost more than Rs 1 lakh crore, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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PM Happy With Economy, Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley After Meeting
The government will stick to the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent this fiscal as it expects buoyant tax revenues and exceeding disinvestment target, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday.
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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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After "Modicare", PM Modi's Next Ambitious Scheme Targets 500 Million Workers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend a welfare program to India's 500 million workers as he bids for re-election in 2019, but he has limited time and resources to implement the ambitious plan.
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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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RBI Expected To Keep Rates On Hold In Policy Decision Today
Inflation is expected to accelerate after the government's budget last week widened its fiscal deficit target for the fiscal year starting in April to help finance a sharp increase in spending in the rural areas and on healthcare.
