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New Doc 2019-01-25 17.22.03
INTERIUM BUDGET - 2019
>>Personal or Individual taxpayers with annual income up to 5 lakh rupees to get full tax Concession.
>>Individuals with gross income up to 6.5 lakh rupees will not need to pay any tax if they make investments in provident funds and prescribed equities.
>>Standard tax deduction for salaried persons raised from 40,000 rupees to 50,000 rupees.
>>TDS threshold on rental income raised from 1.8 lakh to 2.4 lakh rupees.
>>"Around 3 crore middle-class taxpayers will get tax exemption due to this measure," the finance minister said.
>>Gratuity limit increased from 10 lakh to 30 lakh rupees.
>>Benefit of rollover of capital tax gains to be increased from investment in one residential house to that in two residential houses, for a taxpayer having capital gains up to 2 crore rupees; can be exercised once in a lifetime.
>>Businesses with less than Rs. 5 crore annual turnover, comprising over 90% of GST payers, will be allowed to return quarterly returns.
>>Direct tax collections from 6.38 lakh crore rupees in 2013-14 to almost 12 lakh crore rupees; tax base up from Rs 3.79 crore to Rs 6.85 crore. 99.54% returns have been accepted without any scrutiny. In January 2019, GST collections has crossed 1 lakh crore rupees.
>>GST has been continuously reduced, resulting in relief of 80,000 crore rupees to consumers; most items of daily use for poor and middle class are now in the 0%-5% tax bracket.
>>Two per cent interest subvention on loan of 1 crore for GST registered MSME units.
>>Group of Ministers examining how prospective house buyers can benefit under GST.
>>GST is the undoubtedly the biggest taxation reform implemented since Independence; through tax consolidation, India became one common market; inter-state movements became faster through e- way bills, improving Ease of Doing Business.
>>"Cost of data and voice calls in India is now possibly the lowest in the world; mobile and mobile part manufacturing companies have increased from 2 to 268.
>>Single window clearance for film making to be made available to Indian filmmakers, anit- camcording provision to be introduced to Cinematography Act to combat film privacy.
>>Allocation for North Eastern region proposed to be increased to Rs 58,166 crore in this year a rise of over 21% from the previous year.
Budgetary allocation to northeastern states to be increased by 21%
>>Increased allocation for Rashtriya Gokul Mission to 750 crore in current year.
>>Two per cent interest subvention to farmers pursuing animal husbandry and fisheries.
>>"Urgent action needed to increase hydrocarbon production to decrease imports; change in bidding procedure and exploration procedure being implemented.
>>Committee under NITI Aayog to be set up to identify and denotify nomadic and semi-nomadic communities; Welfare Development Board to be set up under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for welfare of these hard-to-reach communities and for tailored strategic interventions.
>>Mega Pension Yojana, namely Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan, to provide assured monthly pension of 3000 rupees per month, with contribution of 100 rupees per month, for workers in unorganised sector after 60 years of age.
>>Personal or Individual taxpayers with annual income up to 5 lakh rupees to get full tax Concession.
>>Individuals with gross income up to 6.5 lakh rupees will not need to pay any tax if they make investments in provident funds and prescribed equities.
>>Standard tax deduction for salaried persons raised from 40,000 rupees to 50,000 rupees.
>>TDS threshold on rental income raised from 1.8 lakh to 2.4 lakh rupees.
>>"Around 3 crore middle-class taxpayers will get tax exemption due to this measure," the finance minister said.
>>Gratuity limit increased from 10 lakh to 30 lakh rupees.
>>Benefit of rollover of capital tax gains to be increased from investment in one residential house to that in two residential houses, for a taxpayer having capital gains up to 2 crore rupees; can be exercised once in a lifetime.
>>Businesses with less than Rs. 5 crore annual turnover, comprising over 90% of GST payers, will be allowed to return quarterly returns.
>>Direct tax collections from 6.38 lakh crore rupees in 2013-14 to almost 12 lakh crore rupees; tax base up from Rs 3.79 crore to Rs 6.85 crore. 99.54% returns have been accepted without any scrutiny. In January 2019, GST collections has crossed 1 lakh crore rupees.
>>GST has been continuously reduced, resulting in relief of 80,000 crore rupees to consumers; most items of daily use for poor and middle class are now in the 0%-5% tax bracket.
>>Two per cent interest subvention on loan of 1 crore for GST registered MSME units.
>>Group of Ministers examining how prospective house buyers can benefit under GST.
>>GST is the undoubtedly the biggest taxation reform implemented since Independence; through tax consolidation, India became one common market; inter-state movements became faster through e- way bills, improving Ease of Doing Business.
>>"Cost of data and voice calls in India is now possibly the lowest in the world; mobile and mobile part manufacturing companies have increased from 2 to 268.
>>Single window clearance for film making to be made available to Indian filmmakers, anit- camcording provision to be introduced to Cinematography Act to combat film privacy.
>>Allocation for North Eastern region proposed to be increased to Rs 58,166 crore in this year a rise of over 21% from the previous year.
Budgetary allocation to northeastern states to be increased by 21%
>>Increased allocation for Rashtriya Gokul Mission to 750 crore in current year.
>>Two per cent interest subvention to farmers pursuing animal husbandry and fisheries.
>>"Urgent action needed to increase hydrocarbon production to decrease imports; change in bidding procedure and exploration procedure being implemented.
>>Committee under NITI Aayog to be set up to identify and denotify nomadic and semi-nomadic communities; Welfare Development Board to be set up under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for welfare of these hard-to-reach communities and for tailored strategic interventions.
>>Mega Pension Yojana, namely Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan, to provide assured monthly pension of 3000 rupees per month, with contribution of 100 rupees per month, for workers in unorganised sector after 60 years of age.