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Union accounts to May 2025

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Union accounts to May 2025 (GS3 · Fiscal, 30 June 2025)

What happened

  • Centre received ₹7,32,963 crore (21.0% of BE) up to May 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • Total expenditure was ₹7,46,126 crore [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Non-tax revenue (₹3,56,877 crore) was larger than net tax revenue (₹3,50,862 crore) in these two months [PIB].

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Fiscal

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-30): centre received ₹7,32,963 crore (21.0% of BE) up to May 2025.
  2. Non-tax revenue (₹3,56,877 crore) was larger than net tax revenue (₹3,50,862 crore) in these two months [PIB].
Quotable data point

Centre received ₹7,32,963 crore (21.0% of BE) up to May 2025.

PIB: Accounts May 2025, 30 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Receipts as % of BE up to May

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Accounts May 2025, 30 Jun 2025

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