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India could see some risks to FY26 fiscal deficit target of 4.5% of GDP: Moody's Christian de Guzman

02 Feb 2023 Evaluate

Moody's Investors Service’s senior vice president, Christian de Guzman has said the Indian federal government's aim to achieve a fiscal deficit target of 4.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025/26 (FY26) could see some risks.

Guzman said the current pattern suggests that perhaps there could be some upward pressure on expenditure especially if they (government) continue with this focus on capex. The government's budget gap, which hit a high of 9.5% of GDP in 2020/21 as the spread of COVID-19 infections brought the economy to a halt, has narrowed since but remains well above the medium-term goal of 4.5% of GDP by 2025/26.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech said India's federal government will target a budget deficit of 5.9% of GDP for 2023/24. Earlier, Moody's said the narrower fiscal deficit underscores the government's commitment to longer-term fiscal sustainability. It added that the high debt burden and weak debt affordability remain key constraints that offset India's fundamental strengths.

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