Income Tax Slabs FY2012-13
1 to 2 lakhs Nil
2 to 5 lakhs 10 pct
5 to 10 lakhs 20 pct
above 10 lakhs 30 pct
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Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Union Budget to parliament on Friday.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Union Budget to parliament on Friday.
Here are the highlights:
* FY12 was a recovery for India: Pranab
* Cabinet approves Union Budget for 2012-13
* Uproar in Parliament as Pranab presents Budget
* Widespread uncertainty after global economic turmoil: FM
* India has a global responsibility. Need credible roadmap
* Have to accelerate the pace of reforms, says Pranab
* Weak economic growth attributed to low industrial growth
* Exports grew by 23% in the First Quarter
* Economy is now turning around, manufacturing appears to be on revival: FM
* Pranab: Expect headline inflation to moderate in the next few months
* Industrial output growth seen at 3.5 per cent in 2011/12: FM
* International crude oil prices may cross $115 per barrel. This will impact the Fuel Subsidy Bill: FM
* Current account deficit in 2011/12 seen at 3.6 pct of GDP
* Economy is turning around now: Pranab
* GDP to grow by 7.6 per cent in 2012-13; plus, minus 0.25 per cent.
* To keep 2012/13 subsidies under 2 pct of GDP
* Subsidies related to food will be extended under the Food Security Act and will be 2% of the GDP
* Aim to rein in spending on undesirable subsidies
* 2.5% growth in agriculture this year
* We have to expedite decisions to improve delivery systems to address problems of black money and corruption
* Aadhar-enabled payment of select govt schemes in 50 districts
* Food and fertiliser subsidy largest expenditure: Pranab
* Expect average inflation to be lower next year; expect current account deficit to be lower next yea: FM
* Amendments to FRBM Act part of the Budget
* Pilot project for direct transfer of subsidiary for kerosene has been initiated in Alwar, Rajasthan
* Direct Tax Code (DTC) Bill to be enacted at the earliest, says FM
* Government to raise Rs 30,000 crore in 2012-13 from disinvestment of stake in PSUs.
* GST to be operational by Aug 2012: Pranab
* Advance Pricing Agreements in DTC to be in Finance Bill
* Rs 30,000 crore divestment target next year: Pranab
* Efforts to to build broadbased consensus with state govts on allowing FDI in multi-brand retail up to 51%: FM
* Rs 15,800 crore for capitalisation of PSU banks
* Income Tax deduction of 50% on investments of up to Rs 50,000 in savings scheme named after Rajiv Gandhi
* IPO equity offer above Rs 10 crore will have to be made electronically in capital market reforms
* Microfin Institution Regulation Bill, National Housing Bank Regulation Bill, Registered Bank Regulation Bill and Public Debt Management Bill this session
* Addressing malnutrition, black money, corruption in public life among priorities in the year ahead
* Investment up to Rs 50,000 in stock markets to get concessions
* Tax exemption on individual share investment below Rs 10 lakh
* Govt examining new ways of providing subsidies for LPG, kerosene
* Increase in investments in infrastructure through PPP
* Infrastructure investment in 12th Plan to go up to Rs 50 lakh crore; half of it to come from private sector
* 8,800-km of highways to be developed under National Highway Development Project in 2012-13
* Completion of highway projects 44% higher than in previous fiscal
* Rs 15,888 cr to be provided for capitalisation of public sector and regional rural banks and NABARD
* Govt to double tax free bonds for infrastructure financing to Rs 60,000 crore in next FY: Pranab
* Corporate market reforms to be initiated
* Proposal to allow foreign airlines to participate direct or indirectly in India being considered actively
* External commercial borrowings to the extent of $1 billion to be allowed for aviation sector for next year
* India will become self-sufficient in urea production in five years
* Government to set up Rs 5000 crore venture fund for MSME sector
* Agriculture credit target to be raised by Rs 100,000 cr to Rs 5,75,000 cr
* Government to provide Rs 10,000 crore to NABARD for refinancing regional rural banks
* Additional 3% interest subvention to farmers for promptly repaying their dues
* Government to set up company to finance minor irrigation works
* UID allocation at Rs 14,232cr in FY13
* Propose National Mission for Food Processing
* New warehouses for foodgrain stocks to be built
* Rs 242 crore project with World Bank assistance to improve dairy production
* To allow ECB borrowing to part-finance power projects
* Farmers who repay loans on time to be rewarded
* Govt to create PDS through Adhaar platform by Dec to realise objectives of Food Security Bill
* Rs 15,850 cr to be allocated to Integrated Child Development Scheme in 2012-13 as against Rs 10,000 cr this fiscal
* Allocation for rural drinking water and sanitation scheme increased from Rs 11,000 cr in FY 12 to Rs 14,000 cr in 2012-13
* National Backward Region Grant scheme outlay raised by 22% to Rs 12,040 crore
* Rs 20,000 cr to be spent on rural infrastructure development, including Rs 5,000 cr for creating warehousing facilities
* Rs 20,822 crore earmarked for National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) against Rs 18,115 crore this year
* Rs 200 crore allocated for research on climate change
* Interest subvention of 7% to women self groups for loans up to Rs 3 lakh, additional 3% for those making timely repayment
* Maternal and child nutrition scheme to be launched in 200 districts
* Rs 1000 crore to be provided for National Skill Development Corporation in 2012-13
* Rs 3,915 crore to be spent on National Rural Livelihood Mission
* Rs 193,407 crore provision made for defence services in 2012-13
* 40 crore Aadhar enrollment in year beginning April 2012
* White Paper on blackmoney to be tabled in current session of Parliament
* FM: Information on blackmoney stashed abroad has started flowing in; prosecution to be executed in some cases
* Oil companies to get cash refunds on subsidy
* Net tax receipts of the Centre in 2011-12 stands at Rs 7,71,071 crore
* Non-plan expenditure Rs 9,69,900 crore in 2012-13; 8.7 per cent higher than current year
* Direct tax collection fell short by Rs 32,000 crore in current fiscal
* Fiscal deficit at 5.9 per cent of GDP in revised estimates for 2011-12
* I must be cruel to be kind, quotes Pranab Mukherjee
* Individual tax payer exemption limit to be raised to Rs 200,000 from Rs 180,000
* Upper limit raised from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for 20 per cent bracket
* New tax slabs: Up to Rs 2 lakh rupees – NIL; Rs 2 lakh- 5 lakhs – 10%; Rs 5 lakh – Rs 10 lakh – 20%; above Rs 10 lakh – 30%
* Senior citizens to be exempt from advance tax payments
* Tax exemption of up to Rs 5,000 for health insurance for annual preventive health checkup
* Determined to bring down fiscal deficit to 5.1 per cent of GDP next fiscal
* Total debt of the Centre will be 45 per cent of GDP
* Revenue deficit for 2012-13 projected at Rs 1,85,752 crore
* Interest income of up to 10 per cent to be exempted from tax
* No change in corporate tax rate
* Withholding tax on power, airlines, road and brides, ports and shipyard, fertilisers, dams and affordable houses lowered to 5% from 20% for 3 years
* Capital gains tax on residential property exempted if sale proceeds used for SMEs
* Securities Transaction Tax (STT) reduced from 0.125% to 0.1%
* Introduction of compulsory reporting of assets held abroad
* Direct taxes proposals to result in net revenue loss of Rs 4,500 crore
* All services except 17 in the negative list to be brought under service tax net
* Copyright relating to cinematography in film industry exempted from service tax
