Fiscal balances of 19 states stay weaker than pre-Covid levels in Q1 FY22: ICRA

03 Sep 2021 Evaluate

Ratings agency ICRA has said that fiscal balances of 19 states in the quarter ended June of current financial year (Q1FY22) are weaker than pre-Covid levels with milder recovery in revenue and spending.  The agency stated citing data from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the combined revenue receipts were only 2% higher than the pre-Covid level of Rs 4.3 lakh crore but revenue spending increased by a sharper 14% to Rs 4.9 lakh crore from Rs 4.3 lakh crore pre-Covid, possibly reflecting higher social sector spending amid the second wave of Covid-19.

Aditi Nayar, chief economist at ICRA said ‘Accordingly, the 19 states’ combined revenue balance has slipped into a deficit of Rs 0.5 lakh crore in Q1 FY22, in contrast to the small surplus of Rs 0.1 lakh crore in Q1 FY20'.

ICRA noted that the state's own tax revenues (SOTR) in Q1 FY22 trailed the pre-Covid levels by 3 per cent, on account of stamps and registrations (S&R), and excise duty collections, even as sales tax and state goods and services tax (SGST) exceeded their pre-Covid levels.


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