Revenue deficit is a key indicator of the governments fiscal health. A high revenue deficit suggests that the government is borrowing not to invest, but to fund routine consumption.

“We expect the central government to target a FY27 fiscal deficit of 4.2% of GDP while adhering to the FY26 target of 4.4%. The pace of consolidation was much faster from FY23-26 with a consolidation ...

Union Budget 2026: As the budget approaches on Sunday, 1st February, know how the fiscal deficit shapes government spending.

Zooming out and looking over the history of the budget back to 2016 shows a more complete picture. The change since Covid is ...

Budget 2026: Morgan Stanley expects India’s fiscal consolidation to continue in FY27, albeit at a slower pace, with the ...

In this mini series in the 10-day run-up to Budget 2026, we will every day take up and explain one word/term that is used in the budget. It will help you as investors to better understand the document ...

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said the 2026 deficit could exceed 5.4% of economic output after parliament failed to adopt a budget bill before the end of last year.

This figure, while still denoting a deficit, is a slight improvement compared to the previous month’s deficit of -$173.0B.