Direct and indirect tax overhaul: new rates, EET savings shift, fringe benefit tax and banking cash transaction tax introduced.

Revises direct tax rates and surcharges, restructures personal tax slabs with higher exemption thresholds, reduces corporate tax rates while adjusting surcharges and continuing education cess, and revises TDS/advance tax rates. Introduces a shift to an EET-aligned savings regime by replacing rebate with an income-deduction under proposed section 80C and aggregate cap under 80CCE, and omits certain rebate provisions. Establishes a Fringe Benefit Tax on employers, expands filing and TDS obligations, and proposes a Banking Cash Transaction Tax with collection, assessment and penalty rules; consequential customs, excise and service tax rate and procedural reforms accompany these changes.

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