It was 29 per cent of the budget estimates (BE) in the first six months of the previous fiscal.
India’s fiscal deficit between April and September this year was ₹5.73 trillion ($65.19 billion), or 36.5 per cent of the estimate for FY26.
It was 29 per cent of the budget estimates in the first six months of FY25.
In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit was ₹5,731.23 billion during the period.
The central government projects the fiscal deficit during FY26 at 4.4 per cent of the GDP, or ₹15.69 trillion.
In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit, or gap between the government’s expenditure and revenue, was ₹5,731.23 billion during the period. The central government projects the fiscal deficit during FY26 at 4.4 per cent of the GDP, or ₹15.69 trillion.
Data from the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) showed that the government received ₹16.95 trillion, i.e, 49.6 per cent of the corresponding FY26 BE of total receipts up to September 2025.
This comprised ₹12.29 trillion tax revenue (net to the central government), ₹4.6 trillion of non-tax revenue and ₹347 billion of non-debt capital receipts.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
