The Financial Express

Budget 2026: What is fiscal deficit? Meaning, impact and why it matters to Union Budget

Fiscal deficits often rise when the government increases spending to support the economy, especially during slowdowns or ...

Union Budget 2026 lowers fiscal deficit target for FY27 to 4.3%; pace of consolidation slows

Budget 2026 announces a fiscal deficit of 4.3% of GDP for FY27, reflecting ongoing fiscal consolidation efforts by the ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

Broad, Bipartisan Support for a 3% Deficit Target

Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF), joine ...

Fiscal deficit pegged at 4.3% of GDP in FY27, lower than FY26: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The government has proposed to lower debt-to-GDP ratio to 55.6 per cent in FY27, from 56.1 per cent in the current fiscal ...

Govt stays on fiscal path, deficit seen lower at 4.3%

Continuingon the path of fiscal consolidation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday pegged fiscal deficit at 4.3 per ...

Indonesia’s finance minister blasts Citi for budget deficit view

Indonesia took aim at a Citigroup Inc. economist for a report that said its budget deficit risks breaching the legal limit this year, highlighting growing pressure on global banks over research that ...

‘Impressively reduced the fiscal deficit’: Amitabh Kant on Union Budget 2026

Sitharaman announced an estimated fiscal deficit of 4.3 per cent of GDP for the financial year 2026-27, down from 4.4 per ...

Centre pegs FY27 fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman set the fiscal deficit target for the financial year 2026-27 at 4.3 percent of the GDP ...
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India to meet FY27 fiscal deficit goal of 4.3% despite GST cut: S&P Global Ratings

S&P Global Ratings says India can achieve its FY27 fiscal deficit target of 4.3% of GDP despite lower GST revenue, backed by strong growth, better tax collection, and higher central bank dividends.