Overview
- Controller General of Accounts data show a Rs 5.73 lakh crore deficit for April–September, equal to 36.5% of the full-year goal.
- The mid-year share compares with 29.4% in the same period last year, indicating a wider gap at this point in the fiscal year.
- Net tax receipts declined to 12.3 trillion rupees from 12.7 trillion a year earlier as non-tax revenue increased to 4.7 trillion rupees from 3.6 trillion.
- Total expenditure rose to 23 trillion rupees from 21.1 trillion, with capital outlays jumping to 5.8 trillion rupees from 4.1 trillion.
- The FY26 fiscal deficit target is Rs 15.69 lakh crore, pegged at 4.4% of GDP.