According to a report released by India Ratings, India’s fiscal deficit may go up to 3.2% in Financial Year 2020.
It is due to populist schemes like farm loan waivers and other financial support schemes which may be announced before the forthcoming general elections.
Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are most susceptible to see an increase in debt in Financial Year 2020.
States’ revenue account may clock an aggregate deficit of 0.5% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in FY20 due to higher growth in revenue spending than revenue receipt.
Earlier a fiscal deficit of 2.8% was forecasted by India Ratings in FY19 mid-year forecast.