Fiscal deficit touches Rs 3.97 lakh crore in the current fiscal

October 2014

According to the latest data of the Controller General of Accounts, fiscal deficit during the April-August period has touched Rs 3.97 lakh crore, nea...

Tags: Fiscal Deficit, Budget, Estimate, Controller General of Accounts

Budget Reaction: Col. RS (Pickles) Sodhi, Managing Director, Alpha G:Corp

July 2014

This maiden budget by the new government had to be cautious due to the present state of the economy, especially the alarming fiscal deficit. The FM w...

Tags: India, 2014, Union Budget, RS Sodhi, Alpha G:Corp, fiscal deficit, infrastructure, banking, insurance, FDI, REITs

Government aims to reduce Fiscal Deficit to 4.1 per cent

July 2014

The Government of India aims to limit the fiscal deficit to 4.1 per cent for the current fiscal and to reduce it further to 3.6 per cent and 3 per ce...

Tags: Budget 2014-15, Arun Jaitley, Fiscal Deficit, Growth

Budget Reaction: Nitin Shah, CMD, Nitin Fire Protection Industries Ltd.

July 2014

We appreciate the budget of the new Government, its focus on providing GDP growth of 7 to 8% which includes long term lending to infrastructure secto...

Tags: India, 2014, Union Budget, Nitin Shah, Nitin Fire Protection Industries Ltd, Government, GDP, FDI, industrial corridor, fiscal deficit, manufacturing

Chidambaram is hopeful of containing fiscal deficit to 4.6 per cent of GDP

February 2014

The Government of India is making all efforts in bringing down the fiscal deficit and is hopeful of containing it at 4.6 per cent of GDP by the end o...

Tags: P Chidambaram, Fiscal Deficit, Budget

Govt may have to withdraw from forex reserves: PMEAC

September 2013

Containing the Centre's fiscal deficit at 4.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013-14 would be a challenge, the Prime Minister's Economic...

Tags: fiscal deficit, gross domestic product, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council

Budget 2013 Reaction: Tata Strategic Management Group

March 2013

The Budget is very constructive in terms of targeting the fiscal deficit and bringing it down to 5.2% in FYÆ13, 4.8% by FYÆ14 with the intent of 3% b...

Tags: Raju Bhinge, Tata Strategic Management Group, fiscal deficit, policy measure, Raju Bhinge

Highlights of Union Budget 2013-14

February 2013

The Union Budget for 2013-14 aims at higher growth rate leading to inclusive and sustainable development as 'mool mantra'....

Tags: Union Budget 2013-14, Nirbhaya Fund, Fiscal Deficit, JNNURM, GDP, Infrastructure Finance Corporation, Infrastructure Debt Fund