{
  "id": 10965469,
  "title": "Fiscal deficit widens as capex, subsidy spending rise in first five months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/fiscal-deficit-widens-as-capex-subsidy-spending-rise-in-first-five",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:27:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/fiscal-deficit-at-41-9-of-fy27-target-by-august-as-capital-spending-gathers-pace-11790754744687.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to the latest monthly accounts released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Wednesday, the fiscal deficit stood at ₹7.10 trillion, or 41.9% of the full-year budget estimate, during April-August of FY27. This deficit was 38.1% of the annual target a year ago.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}