Budget 2024: The Take-Off

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget on February 1.

In the course of the next few days, we at NDTV Profit will bring you expectations from leading industry voices, key numbers to watch, and post-budget analysis.

With Lok Sabha elections slated to be held in April-June, this will be a vote on account.

A vote-on-account seeks approvals for essential expenditure outlays until the elections. The next government will present a full budget after the Lok Sabha polls.

What is an interim budget? How is it different from a full budget? Watch here .

Fiscal Deficit: In Search Of Consolidation

Aided by robust economic growth and a buoyant revenue stream, economists expect the government to meet its current fiscal deficit target of 5.9%.

The fiscal deficit target for the year will be met on positive revenue inflows, like higher tax collections and increased dividends received from the Reserve Bank of India, according to Kaushik Das , managing director and chief economist-India and South Asia, Deutsche Bank AG.

Will #Budget2024 meet the fiscal deficit target for FY24? Understand the budget math with key economists. Also, read the excerpts from the same conversation here .

Fiscal deficit and government borrowings to subsidy spending, here are the key numbers to watch in Budget 2024:

Other Budget Reads

Aggressive fiscal deficit target with bond index inclusion to ease yields.

Fiscal consolidation may require capex trade-off

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What might be the impact of the Vote On Account budget on markets? Tamanna Inamdar spoke to Ajay Bagga and Deepak Shenoy . Watch the conversation below.

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