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Economic Survey 2026: Fiscal consolidation holds the line as India sharpens focus on credibility, capex and state discipline

The Union government closed FY25 with a fiscal deficit of 4.8 per cent of GDP, undershooting the budgeted 4.9 per cent, and has set a target of 4.4 per cent for FY26. This marks a sharp turnaround from the pandemic-era peak of 9.2 per cent in FY21

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