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Govt fiscal deficit may widen by 0.2% due to GST changes, but growth gains
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The government's fiscal deficit could see a short-term increase due to proposed changes in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure, but the growth boost is expected to outweigh the temporary slippage, according to a report by Emkay Research.
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States' fiscal deficit at 1.8% of GSDP in Q1FY26, capex momentum strong: R
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The combined fiscal deficit of 24 Indian states, representing nearly 92 per cent of the country's GDP, reached Rs 1.5 trillion or 1.8 per cent of GSDP in the first quarter of 2025-26 - April-June, according to a report by ICICI Bank Global Markets.
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India's fiscal consolidation & capex boost went hand-in-hand in Apr-Ma
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India has made a promising start to the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), as both fiscal consolidation and capital expenditure (capex) are moving forward together, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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States/UTs to borrow Rs 2.86 lakh crore in Jul-Sep quarter: RBI
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
States and Union Territories combined will raise about Rs 2.86 lakh crore from markets in the quarter July-September 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has indicated.
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Private consumption in India slows in Q4 FY25; fiscal deficit met, but rev
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Private consumption in the Indian economy moderated slightly in the fourth quarter of FY25, according to a recent report by Bank of Baroda.
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Govt will have extra Rs 0.8 trn for capex in FY26 because of higher divide
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The central government has extra space in the fiscal deficit to push up expenditure by at least Rs. 0.8 trillion in FY2026 relative to the Budget Estimates (BE), as the higher GDP and RBI dividend payout provide room for it, according to a report by ICRA.
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Fiscal deficit of govt to ease by 20 to 30 bps to 4.2% of GDP by RBI's bum
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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
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Uttarakhand: 16th Finance Commission praises financial management of state
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Commission Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya said, "If there is a balanced fiscal deficit in any developing state, then it is not a bad situation. It is important to take care that this deficit does not increase."
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Moody's downgrades US government ratings due to rising federal debt and in
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Moody's Ratings has downgraded the Government of United States of America's (US) long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to Aa1 from Aaa.
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India's exports rise 12.7% in April, but imports outpace with 15.7% surge
Updated : 10 months ago IST
India's overall exports, including merchandise and services, witnessed a rise sharply to USD 73.80 billion in April 2025, marking a 12.7 per cent increase from USD 65.48 billion in the same month last year, according to data released by the Commerce Ministry on Wednesday.
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Fiscal pressure on states to increase because of freebies; capex likely ca
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The report says that the states are likely to spend less in the Financial Year (FY) 2025, to check the fiscal deficit-to-GDP ratio (by 20-30bps) than the budgeted 3.2 per cent.
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Karnataka Budget: CM Siddaramaiah says fiscal deficit maintained in 2025-2
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"By keeping fiscal deficit and total outstanding liabilities within the limits mandated under Karnataka Fiscal Responsibility Act, we have maintained fiscal discipline in the financial year 2025-26," as per the Budget.
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