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Fiscal deficit goal of 4.6% not easy to meet: Economists

According to CNBC-TV18 poll, 90% of the economists feel the deficit will be above 5% and only 10% share the government's confidence of 4.6%.

March 09, 2011 / 14:53 IST
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The finance minister stunned markets with a better-than-expected 4.6% fiscal deficit targets. The announcement was greeted with widespread disbelief and yet stock markets rallied 600 points the next day. CNBC-TV18

first published: Mar 5, 2011 06:51 pm

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