Fiscal policy can accommodate any future shocks: Economists on FY24 Budget

The government met its FY23 fiscal deficit target of 6.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) as higher tax revenues and nominal GDP growth offset the surge in subsidy and other spending. For FY24, it set a fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of GDP.

Fiscal policy can accommodate any future shocks: Economists on FY24 Budget
The government met its FY23 fiscal deficit target of 6.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) as higher tax revenues and nominal GDP growth offset the surge in subsidy and other spending. For FY24, it set a fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of GDP.