To finance the deficit, the Government’s budgeted gross and net market borrowing requirement for the year 2012-13 and 2013-14 are under:
(Rs. crore)
|
|
BE
2012-13
|
BE
2013-14
|
|
Net Market Borrowing
|
4,79,000
|
4,84,000
|
|
Repayment
|
90,616
|
95,009*
|
|
Gross Market Borrowing
|
5,69,616
|
5,79,009
|
*excluding buyback/switching of securities of Rs. 50,000 crore.
- The Gross Borrowing for FY 2013-14 is Rs. 5,79,000 crore only. As per earlier practice, the calendar of borrowing will be issued for this amount only.
- Provision of Rs. 1,45,008.84 crore in BE 2013-14 towards Repayment of Market Loans includes Rs. 50,000 crore for buyback/switching operations during 2013-14. This has been done in BE 2013-14 for active debt management.
- Buyback/Switching operations are proposed for easing of redemption pressure for the FY 2015-16, 16-17, 17-18. This is part of medium term consolidation process.
- Since the transaction will impact this year fiscal only to the extent of premium/ discount, a provision of Rs. 2,000 crores has been made in Interest payments in the budget for 2013-14.
- It is to further inform that the buy-back transaction will be fiscal deficit as well as cash neutral.
DSM/RS/NK
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