Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth straight Union Budget on February 1. Key focus areas include ...

India’s fiscal deficit hit 54.5% of the FY26 target by December, with receipts at 72% of estimates and spending at Rs 33.8 ...

India's fiscal deficit reaches ₹8.55 lakh crore, 54.5% of FY26 target, amid rising tax revenues and government expenditure.

Nine months into the fiscal year, the Centre’s finances appear well-balanced, with healthy capital expenditure and a fiscal deficit under control, although tax collections may be lower than ...

According to the Economic Survey, the government has fulfilled its commitment to lower the fiscal deficit since the Covid pandemic. “The government has targeted a fiscal deficit of 4.4% for FY26 and ...

India's fiscal deficit for April to December, or the first nine months of this fiscal year, was at Rs 8.55 lakh crore, ...

The survey lauded the government for bringing down both its deficit and debt levels since the pandemic’s disruption.

The Economic Survey 2025-26 confirms India's fiscal discipline, projecting a 4.4% deficit target achieved through public ...

While the fiscal deficit is at 62.3% of full year target as of the end of November 2025, the revenue deficit is at 68.2% as of November. Both the deficits are sharply higher than in FY25, indicating ...

India’s fiscal deficit for April-December 2025 stood at ₹8.6 trillion, or 54.5% of the budget estimate for the year ending ...

The government is well on track to meet the fiscal deficit target of 4.4% of GDP estimated for the current financial year ...