{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-06T07:29:06.619Z","data":{"id":"nda-ls-1999-002","text":"Control the fiscal and revenue deficits","quote":"We will bring GDP growth to the 7-8% bracket, and control deficits - fiscal and revenue.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"economy","measurability":"measurable","importance":"major","deadline":"2004-05-22","deadlineType":"implied","status":"partial","rating":5,"ratingRule":"partial_yesno","provisional":false,"confidence":"high","reason":"Centre's fiscal deficit was 5.4% of GDP in 1999-00, rose to 6.2% in 2001-02 and fell to 4.6% in 2003-04 (provisional). The revenue deficit was 3.5% in 1999-00 and 3.6% in 2003-04, after peaking at 4.4%. Fiscal deficit fell; revenue deficit did not.","evidence":[{"date":null,"sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Ministry of Finance (Economic Survey 2004-05)","title":"Economic Survey 2004-05, Chapter 2: Public Finance","url":"https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/budget_archive/es2004-05/chapt2005/chapter2.pdf","quote":"Table 2.2, as % of GDP: revenue deficit 1999-00 3.5, 2001-02 4.4, 2003-04 (Prov.) 3.6; fiscal deficit 1999-00 5.4, 2001-02 6.2, 2003-04 (Prov.) 4.6.","stance":"supports"},{"date":null,"sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Ministry of Finance (Economic Survey 2004-05)","title":"Economic Survey 2004-05, Chapter 1: General Review","url":"https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/budget_archive/es2004-05/chapt2005/chapter1.pdf","quote":"Fiscal deficit of the Central Government... rose every year to reach 6.2 per cent in 2001-02... in 2003-04, the ratio at 4.6 per cent was lower than the budget estimate of 5.6 per cent.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["fiscal-deficit"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"nda-ls-1999","partyId":"nda","electionId":"ls-1999"}}