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Fiscal deficit seen at 4.6 pct of GDP in 2013/14

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Reuters NEW DELHI

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told parliament that the country's fiscal deficit would be contained at 4.6 percent of GDP in 2013/14, beating his own target.

Chidambaram was presenting an interim budget to tide public finances over until a new government is formed after elections due by May.

(Reporting by Frank Jack Daniel)

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First Published: Feb 17 2014 | 11:42 AM IST

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