Budget 2026: Budget & the Stock Market: Why the government’s Total Expenditure figure has the power to move the stock indices
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Synopsis In the overall Union Budget, the Total Expenditure figure is an important pillar, representing the government's entire spending plan for a fiscal year. For the fiscal year 2025-26, this number is a staggering ₹50.65 lakh crore. While its sheer size is impressive, the true story of a nation’s economic priorities and its strategy for growth is not found in this single number, but in its composition. How the government allocates this massive sum – what it spends on, and for what purpose – is fundamentally more important than how much it spends in total. In this mini series in the 10-day run-up to Budget 2026, we will every day take up and explain one word/term that is used in the budget. It will help you as investors to better understand the document that is the primary instrument through which the government's fiscal policy is articulated and implemented. This is important, as the decisions announced in the budget impact ev...