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April-August fiscal gap rises to ₹5.98 lakh crore
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
|October 02, 2025
Government also projects the fiscal deficit for FY26 to be ₹15.69 lakh crore
In the first five months of the last fiscal year, India's fiscal deficit was at ₹4.35 lakh crore.
(MINT)
India’s fiscal deficit rose in the first five months of 2025-26, as compared with the same period last year, due to higher government capital expenditure while net tax revenue declined.
The Union government reported a fiscal deficit of ₹5.98 lakh crore for April-August, amounting to 38.1% of the target for the entire 2025-26 fiscal year, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Tuesday.
For the same period last year, the fiscal deficit was ₹4.35 lakh crore.
This story is from the October 02, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Rajasthan.
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