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Find the following data about this year's budget and submit as a one pager before next class:

a. size of budget (I & Exp) – Total expected expenditure = Rs. 39.45 lakh crores
Total receipts (other than borrowings) = Rs. 22.84 lakh crores
b. fiscal deficit - Rs 16,61,196 crore (6.9% of GDP)
c. capital expenditure – Rs.7.58 Trillion actual, Rs.10.68 Trillion(Estimated)
d. current GDP value – 3.25 Trillion USD
e. GDP growth projected – 9.2%
f. Sources of income (%) and items of exp (%) –
For every rupee in the Indian coffers,
58 paise come from taxes (direct and indirect), with income tax and corporate tax
accounting for nearly 15 paise
35 paise from borrowings and other liabilities
5 paise from non-tax revenue (for instance, disinvestments)
2 paise from non-debt capital receipts
Modes/items of expenditure (percentage)
For every rupee spent by the government,
20 paise goes towards interest payments
17 paise goes towards states’ share of taxes and duties
15 paise goes to central sector schemes
10 paise towards finance commission and other transfers
9 paise towards central sponsored schemes
9 paise goes towards other expenses
8 paise goes to defence
8 paise goes towards subsidies
4 paise goes for pension

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