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Capex budget may rise to ₹12.5Lcr
Financial Express Kolkata
|January 13, 2026
Counter-cyclical step amid external headwinds, particularly US tariffs
AFTER HOLDING THE Union government's capital expenditure (capex) budget target at about ₹11 lakh crore for two successive years, the Centre is likely to step up its investment push in FY27, with the outlay possibly rising to around ₹12.5 lakh crore.
This story is from the January 13, 2026 edition of Financial Express Kolkata.
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