India’s FY26 Union Budget a shift towards fiscal consolidation, supporting urban consumers, says report
The Finance Minister’s commitment to fiscal consolidation includes a firm pledge to reduce the central government’s public debt-to-GDP ratio, aiming for a 50% debt ratio by FY31 from 56.1% in FY26.
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The government’s fiscal consolidation targets, while commendable in principle, appear to have come at the cost of growth-oriented spending. The fiscal deficit has been pegged at 4.4% of GDP for FY26, a reduction that seems more focused on meeting numerical targets than on fostering economic resilience.
Union Budget 2025-26: A Blueprint for Inclusive Growth and Economic Resilience, says SBI report
India’s nominal GDP growth is projected at 10.1% for FY26, with the fiscal deficit targeted at 4.4% of GDP (Rs 15.68 lakh crore), marking an improvement from 4.8% (Rs 15.69 lakh crore) in FY25
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Venkatachalam of AIBEA has criticised the Union Budget saying the Government has failed to live up to the aspirations of the country.
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Union Budget 2025 Live: No income tax payable upto income of Rs 12 lakh rupees
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26 today, marking a historic milestone as the only finance minister to deliver the budget for eight consecutive years. While this sets a new record for consecutive budget presentations, the overall record for the most Union Budgets in India still belongs to former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Desai presented a total of ten budgets—six as finance minister between 1959 and 1964, and four more from 1967 to 1969.
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India needs an average 8% real GDP growth over the next couple of decades for achieving ‘developed nation’ status by 2047
Labour Market Shows Strong Post-Pandemic Recovery: Economic Survey 2025
The survey also notes a rise in self-employment, which now accounts for 58.4% of the total workforce in 2023-24, up from 52.2% in 2017-18. A particularly encouraging trend is the near doubling of female labour force participation, which has surged from 23.3% in 2017-18 to 41.7% in 2023-24.
Economic Survey 2025 predicts 6.3%-6.85 GDP in FY26
Economic Survey 2025 predicts 6.3%-6.85 GDP in FY26