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FinMin, economists differ on fiscal deficit target
Rise in global commodity as well as crude prices, mounting subsidy burden, and the fear of a shortfall in disinvestment proceeds have made economists and experts unsure about the state of government’s finances. However, the finance ministry is hopeful of keeping its fiscal deficit under control. The optimism partly stems from the fact that the Rs 70,000-crore one-time expenditure it saw last