India fiscal deficit April-August at 42% of 2026/27 target
India’s fiscal deficit in April-August was 7.1 trillion rupees, or 41.9% of the target for the year ending March, versus 6 trillion rupees a year earlier.
9% of the target for the financial year ending March, government data showed on Wednesday. The deficit in the same period last year stood at 6 trillion rupees. com/nikunj_ohri)