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Fitch Solutions on Friday revised its forecast for India's deficit to 8.3 per cent of GDP in FY22 (April 2021 to March 2022) from 8 per cent previously.This puts the forecast even further from the government's 6.8 per cent deficit projection for FY22 made in the February Union Budget."The main driver of deficit forecast revision is a downward revision to our outlook for revenues, given that the flare-up in Covid-19 cases and containment measures in place will hamper economic recovery, which will have a negative impact on fiscal revenues," said Fitch.It maintained government expenditure forecast at Rs 34.7 lakh crore in line with the government's Rs 34.8 lakh crore projection for FY22.The forecast represent a 1 per cent increase in spending versus FY21 revised estimates which were already 13.4 per cent more than FY21 budget estimates and 30 per cent higher than actual FY20 levels.The government's spending projection reflect the intention to maintain its high pandemic-period spending so as to bolster pace of economic recovery.Based on the FY22 Union Budget, key spending areas planned for were infrastructure (transport, urban development, and power), healthcare, agriculture, and rural development.However, given the flare-up in Covid-19 infections, which has since overwhelmed the healthcare system, Fitch expects there to be reallocation of resources in favour of healthcare spending this fiscal year.Healthcare spending is projected to be Rs 74,600 crore, 2.1 per cent of total planned FY22 expenditures, and this will likely come in higher than projected.Another area which we expect to see increased spending is on the rural employment scheme -- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) scheme.Fitch revised its revenue forecast to Rs 16.5 lakh crore, down from Rs 16.9 lakh crore previously on the back of an impaired outlook for economic recovery in FY22 as a result of the ongoing health crisis."Our less optimistic view on the Indian economy is also reflected in our real GDP growth forecast of 9.5 per cent in FY22, a full percentage point below the government's 10.5 per cent projection. A weaker economic recovery will weigh on the recovery in revenue collection."Finally, the agency forecast public debt to GDP to fall to 88 per cent in FY22 (revised slightly from 87.7 per cent previously) from the government's estimate of 89.8 per cent in FY21.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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