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India sets ambitious fiscal deficit targets, but challenges remain: Moody'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Singapore, Feb 4 (ANI): The Indian government will face challenges in achieving its deficit target for the fiscal year ending March 2021 amid persistent structural and cyclical headwinds to growth, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.
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Govt very transparent in setting new fiscal deficit target: Nirmala Sithar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government has been very transparent in setting the new fiscal deficit target, which has been pegged at 3.5 per cent for the next financial year beginning April 1.
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Govt committed to fiscal consolidation without compromising on investment:
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The fiscal deficit target for next financial year beginning on April 1 has been pegged at 3.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), down from 3.8 per cent in the current fiscal 2019-20.
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FY21 fiscal deficit pegged at 3.5 per cent of GDP
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The fiscal deficit target for next financial year beginning on April 1 has been pegged at 3.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), Financial Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.
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Corporate tax reduction is credit positive for companies, but increases go
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 21 (ANI): The government's decision to reduce the base corporate tax rate to 22 per cent from 30 per cent as part of stimulus measures to revive slowing economic growth is credit positive for companies because it will enable them to generate higher post-t
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Confident of strictly maintaining fiscal deficit at 3.3%: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 15 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central Government is confident of strictly maintaining the fiscal deficit target at 3.3 per cent.
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Moody's expects India to meet its fiscal deficit target of 3.3.percent
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [United States], June 7 (ANI): Credit ratings agency Moody's on Thursday said that it expects India to meet its fiscal deficit target of 3.3.percent of GDP for fiscal 2018-19, based on the incumbent government's commitment towards fiscal consolidation as well as its "achievable" bud
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Confident of meeting fiscal deficit target: Adhia
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Monday opined that although the previous fiscal (FY 2017-18) was a 'year of uncertainty' in terms of revenue, the Centre is confident of meeting the fiscal deficit target.
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SBI claims 3.2 pct fiscal deficit target is 'on point'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 23 (ANI): The State Bank of India's (SBI) Economic Research Department in its report has claimed that fiscal deficit target of 3.2 percent is "on point", adding that projections of revenue slippage in FY18 are "grossly misconstrued".
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ASSOCHAM for relaxing fiscal deficit target, reduction of interest rates b
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 1 (ANI): Amidst concerns over slowdown in growth due to the transient disruptions in the economy following the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)and the remaining over-hang of demonetisation, India Inc is looking up to the government to take a few 'out
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Working with Centre to ease stressed corporate borrowings: RBI Governor
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 2 (ANI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel on Wednesday highlighted that it is working in close coordination with the Centre to ease out corporate borrowings and recapitalise public sector banks within the fiscal deficit targets.
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