Govt to stick to borrowing target fixed for FY23: Report

Govt to stick to borrowing target fixed for FY23: Report

The government lost Rs 1 lakh crore in revenue after it cut excise duty cut on petrol and diesel to temper inflation. This revenue dent was seen to be filled by additional borrowings.

Advertisement
(representational image)(representational image)
PTI
  • May 25, 2022,
  • Updated May 25, 2022 7:21 PM IST

The government is not planning any additional borrowing and will stick to the borrowing target fixed for the current fiscal year, a government source said on Wednesday.

The government lost Rs 1 lakh crore in revenue after it cut excise duty cut on petrol and diesel to temper inflation. This revenue dent was seen to be filled by additional borrowings.

Advertisement

But a government source said no extra borrowings is being planned as yet.

The government is not planning any additional borrowing and will stick to the borrowing target fixed for the current fiscal year, a government source said on Wednesday.

The government lost Rs 1 lakh crore in revenue after it cut excise duty cut on petrol and diesel to temper inflation. This revenue dent was seen to be filled by additional borrowings.

Advertisement

But a government source said no extra borrowings is being planned as yet.

Read more!
Advertisement