U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that borrowing costs remain too much above the neutral rate, arguing most ...

Bengaluru: Karnataka has hit the 3% fiscal deficit ceiling — the maximum permitted under the Fiscal Responsibility Act — as ...

CHENNAI: India’s fiscal consolidation efforts may face renewed pressure in the next financial year, with the government’s fiscal deficit likely to widen to 4.6 ...

The latest GDP numbers at current prices will provide cheer to the Centre’s budget team as it works out the final set of ...

EAC-PM Chairman Mahendra Dev stated that the Union Budget 2026 will focus on fiscal deficit control and debt sustainability, ...

Karnataka hits the 3 percent fiscal deficit ceiling under the Fiscal Responsibility Act as borrowings rise to fund 2025-26 ...

Economists say Centre will have to cut down on revenue and capital expenditure to achieve 4.4% of fiscal deficit target, as ...

The budget shortfall stood at 695.1 trillion rupiah or 2.92% of GDP in 2025, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said in a ...

Malawi’s fiscal deficit surged to unprecedented levels in 2025, breaching the K3 trillion mark largely due to ...

Slower nominal GDP growth could ease pressure on the fiscal deficit this year, but India’s debt-to-GDP ratio may see slight ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed increase in defense spending for 2027 is unlikely to be offset by savings or revenues ...

Fiscal deficit is one of the most important numbers in the Union Budget, yet one of the most misunderstood. In this episode of Budget Basics, we explain what fiscal deficit really means, ...