Union Budget 2004-05

Actual Actual figures, published in Budget 2006-07.

This year includes large one-off debt transactions: states prepaying central loans under the Debt Swap Scheme (which inflates loan recoveries) and repayments to the National Small Savings Fund counted as capital spending. Capital and total spending look higher than the real spending on assets and services.

Total spending
₹4.98 lakh crore
+5.6% on 2003-04 (actual)
Raised without borrowing
₹3.72 lakh crore
Taxes, other revenue, asset sales
Borrowing (fiscal deficit)
₹1.25 lakh crore
4.0% of GDP
Interest payments
₹1.27 lakh crore
41 paise of every rupee of revenue
Capital spending
₹1.13 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)22 paise₹1.25 lakh crore
  2. Excise duties17 paise₹99,125 crore
  3. Corporation tax14 paise₹82,680 crore
  4. Non-tax revenue (dividends, interest, fees)14 paise₹81,215 crore
  5. Loan recoveries and disinvestment12 paise₹66,467 crore
  6. Customs10 paise₹57,611 crore
  7. Income tax9 paise₹49,259 crore
  8. Service tax2 paise₹14,200 crore
  9. Other taxesunder 1 paisa₹2,083 crore

Source: Budget at a Glance; Receipts, Budget 2006-07 (Actuals for 2004-05). Official PDF · How it's checked

Where each rupee goes

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

  1. Interest on government debt22 paise₹1.27 lakh crore
  2. Ministry of Defence16 paise₹89,714 crore
  3. States' share of central taxes14 paise₹78,595 crore
  4. Ministry of Home Affairs3 paise₹17,907 crore
  5. Ministry of Rural Development3 paise₹14,887 crore
  6. Ministry of Education2 paise₹13,098 crore
  7. Ministry of Railways1 paisa₹8,468 crore
  8. All other ministries (44)12 paise₹71,301 crore

Source: Receipts; Statement of ministries' expenditure, Budget 2006-07 (Actuals for 2004-05). Official PDF · How it's checked

Announced vs what happened

How far the actual for 2004-05 landed from the Budget Estimate announced in Budget 2004-05. Blue means more than budgeted, red means less.