Union Budget 2016-17

Actual Actual figures, published in Budget 2018-19.

Total spending
₹19.75 lakh crore
+10.3% on 2015-16 (actual)
Raised without borrowing
₹14.40 lakh crore
Taxes, other revenue, asset sales
Borrowing (fiscal deficit)
₹5.36 lakh crore
3.5% of GDP
Interest payments
₹4.81 lakh crore
35 paise of every rupee of revenue
Capital spending
₹2.85 lakh crore
14% 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)21 paise₹5.36 lakh crore
  2. Corporation tax19 paise₹4.85 lakh crore
  3. Excise duties15 paise₹3.82 lakh crore
  4. Income tax14 paise₹3.65 lakh crore
  5. Non-tax revenue (dividends, interest, fees)11 paise₹2.73 lakh crore
  6. Service tax10 paise₹2.54 lakh crore
  7. Customs9 paise₹2.25 lakh crore
  8. Loan recoveries and disinvestment3 paise₹65,373 crore
  9. Other taxesunder 1 paisa₹4,331 crore

Source: Budget at a Glance; Receipts, Budget 2018-19 (Actuals for 2016-17). Official PDF · How it's checked

Where each rupee goes

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

  1. States' share of central taxes24 paise₹6.08 lakh crore
  2. Interest on government debt19 paise₹4.81 lakh crore
  3. Ministry of Defence14 paise₹3.52 lakh crore
  4. Ministry of Rural Development4 paise₹96,728 crore
  5. Ministry of Home Affairs4 paise₹91,618 crore
  6. Ministry of Education3 paise₹72,016 crore
  7. Ministry of Railways2 paise₹45,232 crore
  8. All other ministries (46)14 paise₹3.64 lakh crore

Source: Receipts; Statement of ministries' expenditure, Budget 2018-19 (Actuals for 2016-17). Official PDF · How it's checked

Announced vs what happened

How far the actual for 2016-17 landed from the Budget Estimate announced in Budget 2016-17. Blue means more than budgeted, red means less.

Largest schemes

Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector schemes, actuals for 2016-17.

  1. Department of Food and Public Distribution

  2. Department of Rural Development

  3. Urea Subsidy₹47,470 crore

    Department of Fertilisers

  4. Road Works₹44,463 crore

    Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

  5. Ministry of Railways

  6. Department of Food and Public Distribution

  7. Department of Financial Services

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