The Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 9.76 lakh crore at the end of November, accounting for 62.3% of the full-year budget estimate for 2025-26, government data released on Wednesday showed, PTI reported.The deficit was higher than the 52.5% recorded during the same period last year, reflecting a faster pace of expenditure relative to revenue mobilisation so far this financial year.According to data released by the Controller and Auditor General of India (CAG), the Centre has budgeted a fiscal deficit of 4.4% of GDP, or Rs 15.69 lakh crore, for 2025-26.The data showed that the central government’s total receipts up to November 2025 stood at around Rs 19.49 lakh crore, which is 55.7% of the corresponding budget estimate for the year.During the same period, total expenditure incurred by the Centre amounted to Rs 29.25 lakh crore, or 57.8% of the budget estimate for 2025-26. Of this, revenue expenditure accounted for Rs 22.67 lakh crore, while capital expenditure stood at Rs 6.58 lakh crore, the data showed.
