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Fiscal deficit widens to 52.6% in Apr-Oct; net tax revenue contracts
Financial Express Mumbai
|November 29, 2025
Required tax growth jumps to 31%
THE CENTRE'S FISCAL deficit widened to 52.6% of the annual target in the first seven months of 2025-26, compared with 46.5% of the respective target in the year-ago period, owing to higher capex growth while net tax revenues continued to contract.
The fiscal deficit in April-October of FY26 stood at ₹8.25 lakh crore compared with ₹7.5 lakh crore in the year-ago period.
This story is from the November 29, 2025 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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