Knowledge Themes
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act 2003
N.K. Singh Committee
Fiscal Deficit
Revenue Deficit
Effective Revenue Deficit
Primary Deficit
Debt-to-GDP Ratio
Fiscal Consolidation
Escape Clause
Medium-Term Fiscal Policy Statement
Macroeconomic Framework Statement
Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement
Inter-generational Equity
Article 292
Article 293
Fiscal Council
Monetized Deficit
Crowding Out Effect
Public Debt Management Agency
Fiscal Glide Path
Structural Subtopics
- Objectives and rationale of the FRBM Act 2003
- NK Singh Committee recommendations on fiscal architecture
- Debt-to-GDP ratio as a fiscal anchor
- Evolution of fiscal deficit targets and consolidation glide path
- FRBM Escape Clause and its invocation triggers
- Mandated fiscal documents under FRBM (MTFP and FPS)
- Impact of the 15th Finance Commission on fiscal deficit targets
- Concept of effective revenue deficit and its removal
- Primary deficit vs fiscal deficit in Indian context
- Challenges of off-budget borrowings and fiscal transparency
- Fiscal consolidation vs social sector spending trade-offs
- Impact of exogenous shocks on fiscal consolidation (COVID-19 case study)
- Role of an independent Fiscal Council in oversight
- Sovereign credit ratings and their link to fiscal deficits
Study Material
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