Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, NDTV Profit brings you a series of explainers on all the terms you need to catch up with, to stay abreast with all developments. Fiscal deficit refers to the gap ...

BMI warns FY27 gap may widen to 4.5% of GDP as West Asia conflict lifts fertiliser and energy subsidies, raising borrowing ...

India’s fiscal deficit may exceed the Budget target for 2026-27 and rise to 4.5 per cent of GDP, as higher spending linked to ...

SBI Ecowrap pegs FY27 fiscal deficit at 4.6% of GDP, higher than Budget estimates, citing subsidy burden, excise cuts and ...

The government is likely to achieve the fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent of the GDP in FY26, and it could even better it, a positive signal to global investors about India's commitment to fiscal ...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s fiscal position is projected to weaken further in 2026, even as rising commodity prices provide modest ...

Between tax cuts, the war against Iran, and the Supreme Court ruling against Donald Trump’s tariffs, the federal budget is headed further into the red. How much does that matter? Depends on which ...

While the federal deficit has started to shrink under President Trump, his plans could make the long-term situation worse.

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The International ⁠Monetary ⁠Fund on Wednesday called on ⁠the United States to reduce its growing fiscal deficit as the best way to bring down current account and trade ...

MUMBAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - India's fiscal policy is expected to turn more growth-supportive as the federal government shifts to targeting the debt-to-GDP ratio starting April 2026, several economists ...

War costs rise as the deficit deepens. Fiscal gauges flash pandemic‑era stress. No credible deficit plan from Washington yet. The US budget deficit was already on shaky ground before the Iran war, and ...

The government in 2026-27 Budget had projected a 4.3% fiscal deficit, a tad lower than 4.4% as per revised estimates for 2025 ...