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India is preparing for a wider-than-expected budget deficit this year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing an official familiar with the matter, as the war in Iran raises fuel subsidy costs and pressures government finances.
The country, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, is willing to let the budget gap widen by as much as 50 basis points to 4.8% of GDP compared with the 4.3% target for this fiscal year that started on April 1, according to the report.
据彭博新闻社周五援引知情官员报道，随着伊朗战争推高燃料补贴成本、施压政府财政，印度正准备接受高于预期的年度预算赤字。
这个全球第三大石油进口国和消费国愿意让预算缺口扩大最多50个基点，达到GDP的4.8%，而本财年（4月1日起）的目标为4.3%。
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