Thursday, February 28, 2013

Highlights of Budget 13-14 : A Responsible Act.....





Highlights of Budget 13-14 :


·         Incentive for GST roll-out: Rs 9000 Cr earmarked for CST compensation to State Govts
·         Tax proposals to earn Rs 13300 Cr from direct taxes + Rs 4700 Cr from indirect taxes
·         Service Tax - Amnesty Scheme announced for voluntary filing of returns & payment of dues
·         Negative List: Two more services added; Service tax levied on air-conditioned restaurants
·         Excise duty on SUVs hiked to 30%; Duty on marble hiked; Mobile phones prices above Rs 2000 to attract 6% duty
·         Ayurvedic and Unani medicines to be brought under MRP Scheme
·         Customs Baggage Rules: Duty-free allowance hiked to Rs 50,000 for male pax; Rs 1 lakh female pax
·         Duty hiked on motor cycles above 800 CC
·         Import duty on raw silked hiked to 15%; 2% BCD and 2% CVD on all sorts of coals imposed
·         More incentive for AMRO Sector announced
·         Import duty on leather goods manufacturing equipments reduced
·         No change in peak rate of Customs, Central Excise and Service tax rates
·         New DTC bill to be tabled before end of Budget Session
·         Kolkata LTU to be inaugurated soon
·         Modified GAAR provisions incorporated in amendments to I-T Act; GAAR to come into force from April, 2016
·         CTT levied on non-agricultural commodities; to be non-speculative trading
·         Tax rate on royalty and FTS paid to non-residents hiked to 25%
·         1% TDS on transfer of immovable properties above Rs 50 lakh; Agri land exempted
·         Sec 80IA benefits allowed to power sector projects in next fiscal
·         Rs 1 lakh extra deduction allowed u/s 24 on housing loans
·         Domestic Cos to be subjected to surcharge on above Rs 10 Cr profits
·         Super-rich to be subjected to 10% surcharge on income above Rs 1 Crore
·         Tax exemption limit hiked to Rs 2.2 lakh; No change either in slabs or rates
·         FM announces setting up of Tax Review Commission
·         Fiscal deficit contained at 5.2% for current year; to be 4.8% for next fiscal; Revenue deficit to be 3.8%
·         Plan expenditure pegged at 533000 Cr; Non-Plan expenditure to be above Rs 11 lakh crore
·         Rs 1000 Cr earmarked for skill development among youths
·         'Nirbhaya' Fund with Rs 1000 Cr to be set up for women
·         National Institute of Sports Coaching to be set up at Patiala with Rs 200 Cr
·         Stock Markets to introduce dedicated debt exchange
·         FM proposes to follow new principle to categorise investment - below 10% investment to be treated as FII and more as FDI
·         SEBI to introduce uniform procedures for registration of various foreign investors
·         Govt to set up First Women Bank with Rs 1000 Cr; Bank to be inaugurated in 2013
·         Rs 14000 Cr capital infusion into public sector banks announced
·         Standing Committee of experts to look into recommendations of Panel on reforms for financial sector
·         Funds allocated to Apparel Parks; Rs 96 Cr earmarked for handloom weavers
·         Funds given to approved Technology Incubators to qualify as CSR activity
·         MSMEs to retain benefits for three years even if they move to higher catetgory
·         Oil & Gas Exploration - Govt to move from production sharing to revenue sharing
·         Two new industrial ports to be set up in West Bengal & TN
·         Inflation-indexed bonds and certificates to be introduced to protect savings from middle class
·         Rajiv Gandhi Savings Scheme liberalised; extended to Mutual Funds
·         FM announces investment allowance of 15% on investments of Rs 100 Cr and above during 2013-14
·         Tax-free bonds: More institutions to be allowed; Rs 50000 Cr to be raised in 2013-14
·         Rs 10000 Cr earmarked to implement schemes under Food Security Bill
·         National Livestock Mission to be launched; Funds allocated
·         22% hike in budget allocation for Agri Ministry announced
·         Rs 1600 Cr earmarked for medical education at AIIMS-like Hospitals
·         Rs 37300 Cr allocated to Ministry of Health - New Health Mission to be launched
·         Total Expenditure for 2012-13 revised - FM gets economic space by lowering it; 29% growth over revised expenditure proposed for 2013-14
India needs USD 75 bn to overcome CAD: FM           

 

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