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NEW DELHI: India’s fiscal deficit for April-June was 2.8 trillion rupees ($31.96 billion) or 17.9% of the estimate for the financial year ending March 31, government data showed on Thursday.
Key numbers
Net tax receipts at 5.4 trillion rupees compared with 5.5 trillion rupees a year earlier.
Non-tax revenue at 3.7 trillion rupees compared with 2.8 trillion rupees a year ago.
Total government expenditure at 12.2 trillion rupees compared with 9.7 trillion rupees a year earlier.
Capital expenditure, or spending on building physical infrastructure, was 2.8 trillion rupees, against 1.8 trillion rupees a year ago.