{
  "id": 10940550,
  "title": "India’s Fiscal Deficit Hits ₹7.1 Lakh Crore In April-August, Reaches Nearly 42% Of FY27 Target",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/indias-fiscal-deficit-hits-7-1-lakh-crore-in-april-august-reaches",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:47:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indias-fiscal-deficit-hits-71-lakh-crore-in-april-august-reaches-nearly-42-of-fy27-target"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Delhi: India’s fiscal deficit widened to Rs 7.1 lakh crore during the April-August period of FY27, reaching 41.9 percent of the government’s full-year Budget target, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Wednesday. The Centre has budgeted a fiscal deficit of Rs 16.96 lakh crore for FY27, equivalent to 4.3 percent of the country’s gross domestic product…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}