June 1 (Reuters) - India’s fiscal deficit stood at 4.4% of the gross domestic product for the year ended March 31, 2026, data showed on Monday, in line with government’s revised estimates.
The deficit was at 15.19 trillion rupees ($159.91 billion), or 97.5% of the government’s revised estimates presented in February.
In April, the fiscal deficit amounted to 21.4% of the budgeted target for the full year ending March 2027, data showed.
KEY NUMBERS FOR 2025/26
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Net tax receipts at 33 trillion rupees ($347.40 billion), up from 30.87 trillion rupees collected in the same period a year ago.
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Non-tax revenue at 6.8 trillion rupees, compared with 5.31 trillion rupees a year ago.
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Total government expenditure at 49 trillion rupees compared with 47.16 trillion rupees a year earlier.
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Capital expenditure, or spending on building physical infrastructure, stood at 10.7 trillion rupees against 10.18 trillion rupees a year ago.
($1 = 94.9900 Indian rupees)
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