"We will contain fiscal deficit at 4.1 per cent (of the GDP).
“It is a tough task. . . There are clear signs of economy picking up, the government has taken very large number of bold decisions, the Budget has been very well received.
“We will see the buoyancy in revenue coming up," Mayaram said on the sidelines of an event in New Delhi.
On the deficit zooming to 56 per cent of the Budget 2014-15 target in the first quarter (April-June) itself, Mayaram said:
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