The agency mentioned in the report that it expects the aggregate fiscal deficit of Indian states to moderate to 4.1% of the gross domestic product.
GDP growth for the year (FY22) is expected to be 8.8-9% with GVA (gross value added) growth of 7.8%.
Corporate tax collections helped the Centre contain fiscal deficit to only Rs 1.2 lakh cr in April-May 2021 in place of Rs 3.5 lakh cr last year
It would be extremely difficult for the RBI to keep interest rates low if inflation remains elevated
The move, if approved by the union cabinet, would facilitate privatisation of India's second biggest oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd.
Borrowing directly from the RBI, bypassing the market, to finance expanded deficit is best avoided, despite some influential calls to the contrary
The government in the revised estimates in the Budget for 2021-22 forecast a higher fiscal deficit of 9.5% of the GDP or Rs 18,48,655 crore for the fi
According to the Budget for 2021-22, the government's gross borrowing was estimated at Rs 12.05 lakh crore in the financial year beginning April 1
Fiscal deficit is likely to touch Rs 18.48 lakh crore or 9.5% of the GDP
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