NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government resisted the temptation of spending trillions of rupees on schemes for the poor in its last budget before elections and instead stuck to the path of fiscal consolidation to attract investors.
Nov 6 (Reuters) – The extension of India’s free ration scheme will not have a major impact on the fiscal deficit in the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, an Indian government source said on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday
In a surprising twist of еvеnts that could almost bе considеrеd an annual ritual, thе Cеntral govеrnmеnt has oncе again showcasеd its rеmarkablе talеnt for tееtеring on thе fiscal tightropе. Thе fiscal dеficit for thе first half of thе currеnt financial yеar
The government has likely mopped up over Rs 27,000 crore in taxes from senior citizens on the interest they earned on term deposits last fiscal, researchers at the country’s largest lender SBI said. According to the report by SBI researchers, the total