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Fiscal Deficit

Context:

The government’s fiscal deficit as of end December touched 59.8% of the full year Budget Estimate (BE) on subdued growth in revenue collections, according to Finance Ministry data released.

About the News:

In actual terms, the fiscal deficit — the difference between expenditure and revenue — was ₹9,92,976 crore during the April-December period of 2022-23.
In the corresponding period last year, the deficit stood at 50.4% of the BE of 2021-22.
The Centre had budgeted fiscal deficit at ₹16.61 lakh crore, or 6.4% of the GDP, in the current financial year ending March 2023. The deficit is funded by market borrowing.

About Fiscal Deficit:

Fiscal deficit is defined as excess of total expenditure over total receipts excluding borrowings during a fiscal year.
It reflects the borrowing requirements of the government for financing the expenditure including interest payments.
- Fiscal deficit = Revenue expenditure + capital expenditure – Revenue receipts – capital Receipts excluding borrowings.
It is an indicator of the increase in future liabilities of the government on interest payment and loan repayment.

News Source: The Hindu

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