The net revenue shortfall arising from the recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) rationalisation, estimated at around 0.1 per cent of GDP for the current fiscal, is expected to be offset by the higher dividend transfer from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), noted a report by CareEdge Ratings.
The fiscal deficit of the central government could ease by 20 to 30 basis points from the budgeted level of 4.5 per cent to 4.2 per cent of GDP by the bumper dividend transfer by Reserve Bank of India, according to a report by State Bank of India
This transfer, coupled with the subsequent government spending, will bolster the central government's fiscal position, enabling potential additional spending or fiscal consolidation.