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Indian Fiscal Deficit For April, May 2020
Indian Fiscal Deficit For April, May 2020
Fiscal Picture
India's fiscal deficit already covers 58.6% of the annual target of the financial year
2020-21, in just the span of 2 months.
➔ Annual budget estimate target of FY 2020-21 fiscal deficit is INR 7,96,337 cr.
➔ April’20 Actual fiscal deficit reported: INR 2,79,512 cr.
➔ May’20 Actual fiscal deficit reported: INR 1,86,831 cr.
➔ Balance of estimate left to cover up in 10 months is INR 3,29,994 (41.44%)
UNION GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS
% of Actuals
Budget Actuals for Actuals for
SNo. Particulars to Budget
Estimates 2020-21 April 2020 May 2020
Estimates
1 Revenue Receipts 2,020,926 27,183 17,484 2.21%
2 Non-Debt Capital Receipts 224,967 365 466 0.37%
3 Total Receipts (1+2) 2,245,893 27,548 17,950 2.03%
4 Revenue Expenditure 2,630,221 278,754 177,881 17.36%
5 Capital Expenditure 412,009 28,306 26,900 13.40%
6 Total Expenditure (4+5) 3,042,230 307,060 204,781 16.82%
7 Fiscal Deficit (6-3) 796,337 279,512 186,831 58.56%
8 Revenue Deficit (4-1) 609,295 251,571 160,397 67.61%
9 Primary Deficit (7-5) 88,134 252,816 135,262 440.33%
Revenue Receipts
Revenue receipts of government has two constituents only “Tax Revenue (Net)” &
“Non-Tax Revenue”, the snapshot for the months is as follows:
2. May’20: The current standing revenue for the month fell by 179% Y-o-Y basis of
the whole, the constituents tax (net) & non-tax revenue individually registered a
fall of INR 31,265cr & INR 84cr. (Chart B)
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Chart A Chart B
Total Receipts
“Total Receipts” of government has two constituents as well, but they comprise of first
the above discussed topic “Revenue Receipts” & second “Non-Debt Capital Receipts”,
these are capital raised by divestments or sale of shares held by government, the
snapshot for the months is as follows:
1. April’20: The current standing total revenue for the month fell by 254% Y-o-Y
basis of the whole, the constituents revenue receipts & non-debt capital
receipts individually registered a fall of INR 67,747cr & INR 2,336cr. (Chart A)
2. May’20: The current standing total revenue for the month fell by 174% Y-o-Y
basis of the whole, the constituents revenue receipts & non-debt capital
receipts individually registered a fall & increase of INR 31,349cr & INR 100cr.
(Chart B)
Chart A Chart B
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April
SNo. Particulars 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
1 Revenue Receipts 25,313 22,075 35,081 70,657 94,930 27,183
2 Non-Debt Capital Receipts 1,781 2,584 1,448 793 2,701 365
The above graph reflects the variation over the years in form of receipts &
expenditure, it’s quite notable that in April’20 (Covid lockdown phase) the expenditure
has risen by 17% Y-o-Y basis, whereas the receipt on the other hand have faced a
steep fall by 254% Y-o-Y , this reflects the herculean burden on government to fulfill a
country’s demand of adequate money to burn to keep the wheel running. The fiscal
deficit for the said period is INR 2,79,512 cr, which covers up 35% of the total budget
fiscal deficit estimate for the year.
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May
SNo. Particulars 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
In case of May’20 (Covid lockdown phase) the expenditure has fallen by 26% Y-o-Y
basis, whereas the receipt on the other hand has still faced a steep fall by 174% Y-o-Y.
Comparing the data of May’20 from April’20 itself, it’s clearly visible that the
expenditure of the government has subsequently fallen for the month of May’20. The
receipt on the other hand shows a lesser decreased percent of 174% (May) as
compared to 254% (April), but in figures the picture is different as the income in April is
INR 27,548 cr whereas in May it is INR 17,950 cr, there’s a subsequent fall in receipt as
well on month basis . The fiscal deficit for the said period is INR 1,86,831 cr, which
covers up 23% of the total budget fiscal deficit estimate for the year.
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Conclusion
Data Source:
http://cga.nic.in
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