Non Tax Revenue

Budget 2025: How the Government Earns Beyond Taxes? | Non-Tax Revenue Explained

Discover the lesser-known source of government income—non-tax revenue! From public sector profits to royalties and fines, this video breaks down how the government generates funds without raising taxes, and how it impacts you and the economy.

Fiscal deficit narrows to 8% of the full year estimate in Q1FY25

The government reduced the fiscal deficit target for FY25 to 4.9 percent of the GDP compared with 5.1 percent

Budget pegs RBI, PSU banks dividend in FY25 at Rs 1.02 lakh crore

In 2023-24, the Reserve Bank of India transferred a surplus of Rs 87,416 crore to the Centre, significantly higher than what the government had expected to receive

The trouble with budget assumptions and what that means, explained

Economists are puzzled with the budget numbers—from nominal GDP assumption to estimates in revenue receipts to disinvestment figures to capex numbers.

Union Budget 2022 | Government hopes to mop up Rs 73,948 crore as dividend from RBI, PSU banks

At Rs 73,948 crore, the budgeted dividend revenue for FY23 from the central bank and PSU banks is 27.0 percent lower than the revised estimate.

Telecom analysts: Centre realistic with its non-tax revenue targets for 2021-22

Budget documents released on February 1 show that the government has slashed its budgeted telecom non-tax receipts for 2021-22 by 60 percent to Rs 53,987 crore. In the previous budget (2020-21), the government had set an ambitious revenue target of Rs 1.33 lakh crore but had later revised it to Rs 33,737 crore.

Budget 2020 | A parallel taxation system may spell more tax conflict

The most charitable interpretation of the Budget is it has lost an opportunity to invigorate the economy.

Macro Meter | How the fiscal deficit has been managed

How India's fiscal deficit target has been achieved does little to boost credibility of the government's fiscal arithmetic

Public finance | Budget just can’t cross the red line

In terms of allocations or polices linked to revenue, there is limited room for major changes as fiscal deficit is sacrosanct

Budget in a minute: What is non-tax revenue?

Gaurav Choudhury, Deputy Executive Editor at Moneycontrol explains all you need to know about non-tax revenue and major sources of government for such proceeds.

Explained | Apart from taxes, where does the government get its revenue from?

Watch the video to know where the government gets its revenue from and more.

Union Budget Series: The receipts book

The Receipts book is the government's record of revenues. All government earnings are clubbed under two heads; tax revenue and non-tax revenue.

Union Budget Series: What is the expense account?

The expense account is the record of the government‘s expenses. There are two kind of expenditures; revenue expenditure and capital expenditure.

Union Budget Series: Bridging the deficit

The fiscal deficit is a measure of the government‘s annual borrowing. The government borrows because its expenses, like those of a household, often exceed income. It raises loans from the market; issues treasury bills and borrows from small savers.

Union Budget Series: Finance ministers and their Budget speeches

Finance in their Budget speeches have often quoted poets, saints, economists and litterateurs to buttress a given political social and economic context.

Union Budget Series: Key takeaway from economic survey

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the economic survey, authored by the chief economic adviser, on Tuesday January 31, 2017. It is an official report on the economy and sets the tone for the Union Budget.

Union Budget Series: Key terms in the Budget

Financial year and assessment year. Financial year (FY) runs from April 1 to March 31 of the next year; assessment year (AY) is the year following the FY. Tax on income earned in an FY is paid during the AY.

Union Budget Series: Parliamentary process

It all begins with the finance minister‘s speech in the Lok Sabha. The Budget is then tabled in parliament. Discussions on the economy and broad Budget measures take place without voting. The parliament then breaks for a three-week recess. Parliamentary Standing Committees give reports on ministries‘ estimates or demands for grants.