The Centre's fiscal deficit stood at 85.8% of its annual target by the end of February 2025, as per data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday.
In absolute terms, the deficit amounted to Rs 13,46,852 crore for the April-February 2024-25 period.
Comparatively, it had reached 86.5% of the revised estimates (RE) for 2023-24 during the same period last year.