UPPCS · প্রশ্ন 37

Which statement is true for the Finance Sector (Fiscal Management) in the Union Budget 2023?

Budget estimates 2023-24 for total expenditure is Rs 55 lakh crore.
Fiscal deficit 2025-26 target is to be below 5.5%.
Fiscal deficit of 3.5% of GSDP allowed for states.
Twenty years interest-free loans to states.

উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা

উত্তর: (C) Fiscal deficit of 3.5% of GSDP allowed for states.

ব্যাখ্যা

States were allowed a fiscal deficit of 3.5% of GSDP; total expenditure was Rs 45 lakh crore, the 2025-26 target below 4.5%, and interest-free loans were for 50 years.