The finance ministry attempted to demonstrate its commitment to fiscal prudence by lowering the FY19/20 deficit target in today’s union budget announcement. However, it is also aiming to boost economic growth with proposals to support SMEs and bolster the size of the bank recapitalisation package. With little in the way of offsetting measures to boost the fiscal coffers, we think the deficit target will eventually need to be relaxed again.
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