Presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday pegged the fiscal deficit target at 4.9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP)
The fiscal buffer from the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) excess dividend, amounting to 0.4 per cent of GDP, is likely to be disproportionately allocated towards the rural, farm, and welfare sectors, with a slight increase in capex.
The SBI report adds that the various avenues of income for the government such as corporate tax, income tax, customs duty, excise duty, Goods and Services Tax, Net tax revenue, and non-tax revenue have shown a better than estimated revenue collections not only in FY24 but also in the first t
Investment banking company Goldman Sachs expects the central government to stick to the announced fiscal deficit target of 5.1 per cent of GDP for 2024-25 in the upcoming Budget to be tabled on July 23 and announce further consolidation to a deficit of below 4.5 per cent in 2025-26.
The key reforms brought in over the past decade were Jan Dhan; Digitization, financial inclusion; recapitalisation of PSBs; API-based banking; Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code; GST; and platform business models, among others.
The government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi should focus on adherence to fiscal prudence and continue on the fiscal consolidation path, suggested SBI Research ahead of the much-awaited full Budget for 2024-25 to be tabled on July 23 - the first Budget under Modi 3.0.
However, the NDA's slim margin of victory and the BJP's loss of an outright majority in parliament may slow down more extensive economic and fiscal reforms, potentially impeding fiscal consolidation efforts.
According to ICRA, forecasts suggest this trend will continue, with expectations of a further surge to 55 per cent by March 2025, indicating a notable consolidation within the sector.
This transfer, coupled with the subsequent government spending, will bolster the central government's fiscal position, enabling potential additional spending or fiscal consolidation.
he outlook for the Indian economy remains bright, backed by a sustained strengthening of various macroeconomic fundamentals, robust financial and corporate sectors, said Reserve Bank of India in its annual report published on Thursday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 2: Maiden Forgings Limited (MFL) is one of the leading manufacturers of wide range of Bright Steel bars and wires from past 35 years has successfully acquired land nearly double the size of its current facilities, spanning about 4 acres. This aims to combi
New Delhi [India], April 2: Maiden Forgings Limited, based out of Delhi, NCR recently signed an agreement in the last week of March 2024 and made payment for the acquisition of new land at another location in Ghaziabad. The land is almost double the size of its existing facilities spanning a