Fiscal deficit touches 45 pc of full-year target in October

By :  Agencies
Update: 2023-11-30 11:52 GMT
The fiscal deficit, representing the gap between expenditure and revenue, stood at Rs 8.03 lakh crore from April to October in the fiscal year 2023-24 | Representational pic

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The government's fiscal deficit at the end of October touched 45 per cent of the full-year budget estimate, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Wednesday.

In actual terms, the fiscal deficit -- the difference between expenditure and revenue -- was Rs 8.03 lakh crore during the April-October period of 2023-24.

In the corresponding period last year, the deficit was 45.6 per cent of the budget estimates of 2022-23.

For 2023-24, the fiscal deficit of the government is estimated to be Rs 17.86 lakh crore or 5.9 per cent of the GDP. PTI 

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