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Budget 2020: Fiscal deficit target raised to 3.8% from 3.3% for FY20 on revenue shortfall; banks on escape clause to overcome FRBM Act
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Budget 2020: Fiscal deficit target raised to 3.8% from 3.3% for FY20 on revenue shortfall; banks on escape clause to overcome FRBM Act

press trust of india • February 1, 2020, 19:47:19 IST
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The government has utilised ’escape clause’ under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act which provides it leeway for relaxation of fiscal deficit roadmap during time of stress.

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Budget 2020: Fiscal deficit target raised to 3.8% from 3.3% for FY20 on revenue shortfall; banks on escape clause to overcome FRBM Act

New Delhi: The government on Saturday raised fiscal deficit target to 3.8 percent of the GDP from 3.3 percent pegged earlier for 2019-20 due to revenue shortage.

FM #NirmalaSitharaman says FY20 fiscal deficit seen at 3.8% of GDP Vs earlier target of 3.3% #Budget2020 #BudgetWithCNBCTV18 #GoingForGrowth pic.twitter.com/JEqhZPrUHW

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) February 1, 2020

“We estimate a fiscal deficit of 3.8 percent in RE (revised estimate) 2019-20 and 3.5 percent for BE (budget estimate) 2020-21. This estimation is consistent with government’s abiding commitment to macroeconomic stability,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting Budget 2020-21. [caption id=“attachment_6221211” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Representational image. Reuters. Representational image. Reuters.[/caption] The government has utilised ’escape clause’ under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act which provides it leeway for relaxation of fiscal deficit roadmap during time of stress. “Section 4 (2) of the FRBM Act provides for a trigger mechanism for a deviation from the estimated fiscal deficit on account of structural reforms in the economy with unanticipated fiscal implications. Therefore, I have taken a deviation of 0.5 percent, consistent with Section 4(3) of FRBM Act, both for RE 2019-20 and BE 2020-21,” she said. The ’escape clause’ allows the government to breach its fiscal deficit target by 0.5 percentage points at times of severe stress in the economy, including periods of structural change and those when growth falls sharply. “Accordingly, the return path is being laid before Parliament as a part of Medium Term Fiscal Policy cum Strategy Statement. This fiscal path commits us to the path of fiscal consolidation without compromising the needs of investment out of public funds,” she said. Follow full coverage of Union Budget 2020-21 here

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