India’s April-May fiscal deficit at $25.8 billion: Government DataNEW DELHI: India’s federal fiscal deficit between April and May touched 2.04 trillion rupees ($25.84 billion), or 12.3 per cent of the…

Deutsche Bank has said that India can meet its fiscal deficit targetMumbai: Government can meet the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per cent for 2022-23 if there are no excise…

Government revenues have been hit due to excise duty cut in petrol and diesel pricesNew Delhi: India faces near-term challenges in managing its fiscal deficit, sustaining economic growth, reining in inflation…

Central deficit is expected to be at 6.7 per cent and states’ at 3.5 per cent in 2022-23Mumbai: As the country’s fiscal policy is moving in sync with the monetary…

The revenue deficit at the end of 2021-22 was 4.37 per cent.New Delhi: Fiscal deficit for 2021-22 worked out to be 6.71 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP),…

Experts say that Government’s steps to combat inflation may hurt GDP growthNEW DELHI: India’s export duty hikes and tax cuts will likely hurt economic growth and raise the chances of…

Government plans to borrow Rs 2 lakh crore in the current fiscal to combat inflationNEW DELHI: Government is considering spending an additional Rs 2 lakh crores ($26 billion) in the…

Fiscal deficit stood at Rs 13.16 lakh crore at the end of February 2022.New Delhi: The government’s fiscal deficit in February-end (April 2021 to February 2022) worked out at 82.7…

Massive welfare expenditure hitting public finances, Says Former Minister: ReportNew Delhi: Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said that huge expenditure on welfare schemes by the Modi government has…

India’s economic growth could be impacted by the Ukraine crisis, say expertsIndia is likely to rank among the emerging economies worst affected by the Russia-Ukraine crisis as a surge in global prices…