'Fiscal deficit for 2020-21 pegged at 9.5% of GDP'

The government on Monday pegged the fiscal deficit for the year 2020-21 at 9.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).While presenting the Union Budget for the year 2021, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in weak revenue inflow for the government during the year.



February 01, 2021 at 12:58PM