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Govt adheres to the path of bringing down fiscal deficit: Sitharaman
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Minister said that the government has adhered to this path, and reiterated to bring the fiscal deficit below 4.5 per cent of GDP by 2025-26.
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Budget 2023: Govt proposes 100 critical projects for last-mile logistics a
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The government proposed to take up 100 critical transport infrastructure projects, for last and first-mile connectivity for ports, coal, steel, fertilizer, and food grains sectors.
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Budget: Fiscal deficit target pegged at 5.9 pc of GDP for 2023-24
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Presenting the Union Budget 2023, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pegged the fiscal deficit target for 2023-24 at 5.9 per cent of GDP.
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Economic Survey: CII President says fiscal deficit guidance to give space
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today tabled the Economic Survey for 2022-23 in Parliament on the first day of the Budget Session.
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Pakistan's economic crisis going from bad to worse: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On January 6 the Forex reserves in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) touched the lowest mark of USD 4.343 billion just enough for two weeks. The recurring economic crises in Pakistan are primarily caused by a persistent fiscal deficit, which is a result of the government's tendency to overspe
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90 crore people unemployed, Centre doing nothing: Pinarayi Vijayan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan lashed out at the Central Government saying they are asking the State Government to abolish welfare schemes in Kerala to reduce fiscal deficit.
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Centre asked state govt to discontinue welfare schemes to reduce fiscal de
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday alleged that the Centre asked the state government to discontinue welfare schemes in order to reduce fiscal deficit.
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States' fiscal health has improved from sharp pandemic-induced deteriorati
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The report said that gross fiscal deficit (GFD) is budgeted to decline from 4.1 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020-21 to 3.4 per cent in 2022-23.
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World Bank slashes Pakistan GDP growth projection to 2 per cent
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's economic condition is precarious with low foreign exchange reserves and large fiscal and current account deficits, has further worsened by severe flooding.
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Pakistan's economic woes unlikely to resolve unless it fosters sustainable
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the economic outlook, Pakistan's overall fiscal deficit stood at 1.5 per cent of GDP during July-October 2022-23 as compared to 0.9 per cent of GDP last year. The Dawn report said the fiscal deterioration was because of higher expenditure growth on the back of higher markup paym
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Inflation to remain high, between 21-23%: PakIstan Finance Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For FY23, economic growth is likely to remain below the budgeted target due to the devastation caused by the floods.
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Pakistan's development spending drops 38 pc in July-Nov
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to data released by the Ministry of Planning and Development on Wednesday, the massive drop would not only slow down the economy but would take a toll on revenue collection as well.
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