"fiscal-deficit"

BRS leader T Harish Rao criticised the Congress government in the Telangana Assembly over inflated budget estimates, revenue shortfalls and rising debt. He alleged repeated cuts in welfare schemes and questioned projections on excise revenue and economic growth

Budget 2026 rightly focuses on infrastructure investment, but physical assets must be complemented by sustained investment in human capital

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth straight Union Budget on February 1. Key focus areas include fiscal deficit, capital expenditure, borrowing, tax revenue, GST collections, and nominal GDP growth, which will guide market expectations

Telangana’s government accounts for 2025 reveal mounting financial stress, with the fiscal deficit reaching Rs 45,139 crore by September, already 83.58 per cent of the annual target. Revenue collections stood at Rs 76,940 crore, far below projections, while expenditure touched Rs 89,394 crore, driven by salaries, pensions and subsidies.

The fresh borrowings will push Telangana's total debt in the first five months of the current financial year beyond 50 per cent of the budgeted figure.

India is formulating an action plan to counter a 50% US tariff hike impacting key exports, Economic Affairs Secretary Anuradha Thakur said. Despite fiscal deficit concerns, the government remains confident in achieving targets amid strong economic fundamentals and domestic demand growth

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan raised concerns over Telangana’s fiscal health, pointing to a concerning CAG report that shows the state's borrowings have already outpaced its revenue in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. He questioned the government's ability to meet its election promises and urged for a shift toward economic vision and tangible leadership.

Alarming shortfall indicates Revanth Reddy government's inability to generate funds, even as public expenditure continues unchecked

Economist Pinaki Chakraborty says RBI should not print money to finance the fiscal deficit

In FY21, India's real GDP contracted 7.3 per cent marking the worst fall in the past seven decades.

As per the CGA data for fiscal 2020-21, the tax revenue collection was 105.9 per cent of the Revised Estimates (RE) presented in the budget.

Instead of selling off public sector assets, government should choose expansionary fiscal policy partially financed by monetisation for reviving demand

He hoped that the global rating agencies would retain India's sovereign rating at the existing levels.

Sitharaman defends accounting of govt expenditure while stressing that revenue statements have become a lot more transparent.

This would be a 100 per cent jump from the Budget estimate of 3.5 per cent of GDP pegged for the current fiscal

The lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus had significantly impacted business activities and, in turn, contributed to sluggish revenue realisation

Measures should support economic rebound over the coming quarters, says Fitch Solutions

The 30-share BSE index was trading 173.47 points or 0.43 per cent lower at 40,512.03, and the broader NSE Nifty slipped 47.20 points or 0.40 per cent to 11,883.15.