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Budget 2024: Where does the Centre receive money from, where does it go?

Interim Budget: It always interests the common man to know where the government gets its money from and where it spends it, here's what the Budget document says

Budget 2024: Where does the Centre receive money from, where does it go?
Updated On : 01 Feb 2024 | 3:33 PM IST

New project investments hint at road to normalcy, touch Rs 3.57 trn in Q1

Around Rs 87,000 crore worth of projects were completed in June 2022. The completion rate was 22.5 per cent higher than last year

New project investments hint at road to normalcy, touch Rs 3.57 trn in Q1
Updated On : 02 Jul 2022 | 1:18 AM IST

Cost overruns of Rs 4.83 trillion impact 425 infrastructure projects

According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation out of 1,579 projects, 425 projects reported cost overruns and as many as 664 projects were delayed

Cost overruns of Rs 4.83 trillion impact 425 infrastructure projects
Updated On : 22 May 2022 | 1:27 PM IST

Front-loading of govt expenditure goes for a toss as economy recovers

This year, despite revenue collection in the first half hitting a record, both revenue as well as capital spending are lower than the 50% mark halfway through the year

Front-loading of govt expenditure goes for a toss as economy recovers
Updated On : 10 Nov 2021 | 9:41 PM IST

Why the Modi govt should pick Friedman over Keynes and cut its expenditure

Taking Friedman's advice can help improve the govt's finances and then it can return to Keynes again

Why the Modi govt should pick Friedman over Keynes and cut its expenditure
Updated On : 25 Sep 2019 | 8:25 AM IST

Govt exhausts deposits; expenditure would be on rise before elections

Government exhausts deposits; experts say expenditure would be on the rise before elections

Govt exhausts deposits; expenditure would be on rise before elections
Updated On : 23 Jul 2018 | 12:10 PM IST

Govt seeks Parliament nod for Rs 11,166-cr added expenses

First batch of supplementary demand for grants for FY18 includes 61 grants and three appropriations

Govt seeks Parliament nod for Rs 11,166-cr added expenses
Updated On : 27 Jul 2017 | 12:42 AM IST