{"id":28723,"date":"2026-09-30T19:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vglobenews.com\/?p=28723"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:29:04","slug":"indias-fiscal-deficit-touches-%e2%82%b97-10-lakh-crore-in-april-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vglobenews.com\/?p=28723","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Fiscal Deficit Touches \u20b97.10 Lakh Crore in April-August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India\u2019s fiscal deficit stood at <strong>\u20b97.10 lakh crore during the first five months of FY2026-27 (April-August)<\/strong>, accounting for <strong>41.9 per cent of the full-year Budget Estimate<\/strong>, according to official data released by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Centre has budgeted a fiscal deficit of <strong>\u20b916.96 lakh crore<\/strong> for FY27. Finance Minister <strong>Nirmala Sitharaman<\/strong> had set the fiscal deficit target at <strong>4.3 per cent of GDP<\/strong> for the financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Centre\u2019s Revenue Collections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government received <strong>\u20b913,67,709 crore<\/strong> during April-August, which represents <strong>37.5 per cent<\/strong> of the total receipts estimated for 2026-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The receipts included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Net tax revenue:<\/strong> \u20b98,37,921 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-tax revenue:<\/strong> \u20b94,54,549 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-debt capital receipts:<\/strong> \u20b975,239 crore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Centre transferred <strong>\u20b95,90,391 crore<\/strong> to state governments as their share of taxes during the period, which was <strong>\u20b960,243 crore lower<\/strong> than the corresponding period of the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expenditure at \u20b920.78 Lakh Crore<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Centre\u2019s total expenditure during April-August stood at <strong>\u20b920,77,958 crore<\/strong>, or <strong>38.9 per cent<\/strong> of the FY27 Budget Estimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the total expenditure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Revenue expenditure:<\/strong> \u20b915,68,009 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capital expenditure:<\/strong> \u20b95,09,949 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interest payments:<\/strong> \u20b95,14,810 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Major subsidies:<\/strong> \u20b91,87,037 crore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Net tax revenue reached <strong>29.2 per cent of the full-year estimate<\/strong>, compared with 28.6 per cent during the corresponding period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-tax revenue stood at <strong>68.2 per cent of the annual target<\/strong>, compared with 75.5 per cent in the year-ago period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Centre to Borrow \u20b97.86 Lakh Crore in Second Half<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Central government plans to borrow <strong>\u20b97.86 lakh crore during the second half of FY27<\/strong>. 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