New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The central government recorded the fiscal deficit for the first half of the financial year 2025-26 (H1FY26) at Rs 5,73,123 crore.
Data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) said this translates to 36.5 percent of the Centre's Budget Estimates (BE) for FY26. During the first six months of FY25, the fiscal deficit stood at 29 percent of the BE.
CAG report said the Centre's total receipts up to September amounted to Rs 17,30,216 crore, or 49.5 percent of the BE for the year including Rs 12,29,370 crore from tax revenue (net to Centre), Rs 4,66,076 crore from non-tax revenue, and Rs 34,770 crore from non-debt capital receipts, the CAG said.
Total government expenditure during the period was Rs 23.03 trill...