The budget for 2026–2027 sets a total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore as the government strikes a balance between fiscal restraint and growth: FM Sitharaman
Responding to the discussion on the budget in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman underlined the government’s strategy to maintain high capital expenditure along with fiscal consolidation, saying the total expenditure in the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 has been pegged at Rs 53.47 lakh crore. The revised estimate for the current…