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  Government plans to trim budget gap by 50 bps, increase capital spending by 20 per cent in FY25

  Business | January 11, 2024 15:00 IST

  The proposal to trim the fiscal deficit by 50 basis points is currently being discussed, along with other potential scenarios for the upcoming budget year starting in April, as per government sources.

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  India’s fiscal deficit breaches 96 pc mark in October on lower revenue, higher spending: Govt data

  Business | November 30, 2017 15:59 IST

  The deficit stood at 79.3 per cent of the target during the same period of 2016-17, as per official data.

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  Only Govt spending can kick start economy: HSBC report

  January 18, 2015 14:01 IST

  Mumbai: With over-leveraged corporates and stressed banking assets, the onus of getting the economy back on track has fallen again on an equally stressed government, says a report.The responsibility is to boost growth by increasing