Union Budget 2026-27

Budget Estimate Budget Estimates, as announced in Budget 2026-27. Revised figures come with Budget 2027-28.

Total spending
₹53.47 lakh crore
+7.7% on 2025-26 (RE)
Raised without borrowing
₹36.52 lakh crore
Taxes, other revenue, asset sales
Borrowing (fiscal deficit)
₹16.96 lakh crore
4.3% of GDP
Interest payments
₹14.04 lakh crore
40 paise of every rupee of revenue
Capital spending
₹12.22 lakh crore
23% of all spending

Where each rupee comes from

Out of every ₹1 the Centre raises, before handing states their share of taxes.

  1. Borrowing (fiscal deficit)25 paise₹16.96 lakh crore
  2. Income tax21 paise₹14.66 lakh crore
  3. Corporation tax18 paise₹12.31 lakh crore
  4. GST15 paise₹10.19 lakh crore
  5. Non-tax revenue (dividends, interest, fees)10 paise₹6.66 lakh crore
  6. Excise duties6 paise₹3.89 lakh crore
  7. Customs4 paise₹2.71 lakh crore
  8. Loan recoveries and disinvestment2 paise₹1.18 lakh crore
  9. Other taxesunder 1 paisa₹27,956 crore

Source: Budget at a Glance; Receipts, Budget 2026-27 (Budget Estimates for 2026-27). Official PDF · How it's checked

Where each rupee goes

States' share of taxes, interest, and spending by ministry.

  1. States' share of central taxes22 paise₹15.26 lakh crore
  2. Interest on government debt20 paise₹14.04 lakh crore
  3. Ministry of Defence11 paise₹7.85 lakh crore
  4. Ministry of Railways4 paise₹2.81 lakh crore
  5. Ministry of Home Affairs4 paise₹2.55 lakh crore
  6. Ministry of Rural Development3 paise₹1.97 lakh crore
  7. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers3 paise₹1.77 lakh crore
  8. All other ministries (47)14 paise₹9.90 lakh crore

Source: Receipts; Statement of ministries' expenditure, Budget 2026-27 (Budget Estimates for 2026-27). Official PDF · How it's checked

Announced vs what happened

These are this year's announced figures. The Revised Estimates arrive with Budget 2027-28.

See how 2025-26's budget turned out →

Largest schemes

Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector schemes, budget estimates for 2026-27.

  1. Department of Food and Public Distribution

  2. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

  3. Road Works₹1.22 lakh crore

    Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

  4. Urea Subsidy₹1.17 lakh crore

    Department of Fertilisers

  5. Department of Rural Development

  6. Other Equipments₹82,218 crore

    Capital Outlay on Defence Services

  7. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

  8. Capital Outlay on Defence Services

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