Debt-to-GDP ratio estimated at 55.6pc, fiscal deficit at 4.3pc in FY27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The debt-to-GDP ratio is estimated to be 55.6% of the GDP in the Budget Estimates (BE) 2026-27, compared to 56.1% of GDP in the Revised Estimates (RE) 2025-26, said union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday while presenting the union Budget in the Parliament.

A declining debt-to-GDP ratio will gradually free up resources for priority sector expenditure by reducing the outgo on interest payments, she said.

The union Finance Minister stated that, "The non-debt receipts and the total expenditure are estimated as Rs 36.5 lakh crore and Rs 53.5 lakh crore respectively. The Centre's net tax receipts are estimated at Rs 28.7 lakh crore.""The RE of the non-debt receipts are Rs 34 lakh crore of which the Centre's net...