{"id":"union-budget-2026-27-expenditure","title":"Union Budget 2026–27: expenditure columns","source_ref_id":"budget-table","checked_at":"2026-10-13","reference_period":"2024–25 to 2026–27; stage varies by column","unit":"INR crore","geography":"Union Government of India","source_document_version":"Budget 2026–27","column_order":["2024-25_actuals","2025-26_BE","2025-26_RE","2026-27_BE"],"rows":[{"label":"Total expenditure","source_row":9,"values":[4652867,5065345,4964842,5347315]},{"label":"Revenue expenditure","source_row":10,"values":[3600914,3944255,3869087,4125494]},{"label":"Capital expenditure","source_row":13,"values":[1051953,1121090,1095755,1221821]}],"calculations":[{"id":"be26-vs-re25-growth","formula":"(5347315 - 4964842) / 4964842 * 100","value":7.7036288365269225,"unit":"percent","display_decimals":2,"interpretation":"Growth of 2026–27 BE total expenditure relative to 2025–26 RE; not actual expenditure growth or service improvement."}],"limitations":["Not a live expenditure feed.","Nominal figures; not adjusted for prices or population.","Accounting classifications are not a judgment about policy quality."]}