The central government recorded the fiscal deficit for the first half of the financial year 2025-26 (H1FY26) at Rs 5,73,123 crore.

Data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) said this translates to 36.5% of the Centre’s Budget Estimates (BE) for FY26. During the first six months of FY25, the fiscal deficit stood at 29% of the BE.

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CAG report said the Centre’s total receipts up to September amounted to Rs 17,30,216 crore, or 49.5% of the BE for the year, including Rs 12,29,370 crore from tax revenue (net to Centre), Rs 4,66,076 crore from non-tax revenue, and Rs 34,770 crore from non-debt capital receipts, the CAG said.

Total government expenditure during the period was Rs 23.03 trillion, or 43.5% of the annual target, against Rs 21.11 trillion in the year-ag

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