India’s April–February fiscal deficit at Rs 12.53 lakh crore, narrows on-year to 80.4% of FY26 aim

India’s fiscal deficit for the first eleven months of this fiscal year through February stood at Rs 12.5 lakh crore (about $132 billion), or 80.4% of the annual estimate, government data showed on Monday. India’s fiscal deficit for the first eleven months of this fiscal year through February stood at Rs 12.5 lakh crore (about $132 billion), or 80.4% of the…

Key takeaways

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• India’s fiscal deficit for the first eleven months of this fiscal year through February stood at Rs 12.5 lakh crore (about $132 billion), or 80.4% of the annual estimate, government data showed on…
• India’s fiscal deficit for the first eleven months of this fiscal year through February stood at Rs 12.5 lakh crore (about $132
• billion), or 80.4% of the annual estimate, government data showed on Monday. India’s fiscal deficit for the first eleven months of
• this fiscal year through February stood at Rs 12.5 lakh crore (about $132 billion), or 80.4% of the annual estimate, government

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• this fiscal year through February stood at Rs 12.5 lakh crore (about $132 billion), or 80.4% of the annual estimate, government
• data showed on Monday.

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• India’s fiscal deficit for the first eleven months of this fiscal year through February stood at Rs 12.5 lakh crore (about $132
• billion), or 80.4% of the annual estimate, government data showed on Monday. India’s fiscal deficit for the first eleven months of
• this fiscal year through February stood at Rs 12.5 lakh crore (about $132 billion), or 80.4% of the annual estimate, government