The Central government has received ₹ 7,32,963 crore up to May in the current financial year, which is 21% of the total receipts of the corresponding budget estimate for 2025-26 and reflects the strong fiscal position of the country, according to figures released by the Finance Ministry on Monday.&nbsp;
The receipts comprise ₹3,50,862 crore tax revenue (net to Centre), ₹3,56,877 crore of non-tax revenue, and ₹25,224 crore of non-debt capital receipts.
The Centre has transferred ₹1,63,471 crore to state governments as devolution of share of taxes for this period, which is ₹ 23,720 crore higher than the previous year, the statement said.
The total expenditure incurred by the Centre is ₹7,46,126 crore (14.7% of the corresponding BE 2025-26), out of which ₹5,24,772 crore is on revenue account and ₹2,21,354 crore is on capital account for projects in the highways, ports and railway sectors.
Out of the total revenue expenditure, ₹ 1,47,788 crore is on account of interest payments and ₹ 51,253 crore is on account of major subsidies, the statement explained.
Given that the government is off to a speedy start in FY26, with May and April 2025 data showing that revenue receipts are already at 21% of the budgeted target, it is expected to meet its revenue targets this year.
With the strong emerging fiscal position in 2025-26, the government is likely to have some additional headroom to meet unforeseen expenditure such as defence, according to a Bank of Baroda report.
In its outlook for FY26, the report points out that the government has budgeted a fiscal deficit of 4.4% of GDP, assuming 10.1% growth in nominal GDP.
"We expect this growth to be around 11%, as we believe real GDP will range between 6.4-6.6% this year," the report states. This is expected to provide additional fiscal space to the government.
The income tax cut is also expected to give a boost to consumption, which in turn will support indirect tax receipts, according to economists.
On the spending front, keeping up with past trends, the government has begun front-loading of expenditure from Q1 itself, with capex at an impressive figure of over 2.2 lakh crore.
&mdash;IANS
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Finance Ministry reports strong early revenue collection

Centre's receipts hit ₹4.63 lakh crore, 21% of FY26 target by end of May

Govt Receipts Reach 21% Of FY26 Target

Centre's receipts hit ₹4.63 lakh crore, 21% of FY26 target by end of May

July 1, 2025 | 14:47 IST