What Budget says - Direct and Indirect Taxes
Revised Income Tax Slabs Announced; Angel Tax Abolished; Charitable Tax Exemptions Merged; Customs Duty Adjustments Made The budget introduces revised income tax slabs, with rates ranging from 5% for incomes between 3-7 lakh to 30% for incomes above 15 lakh. The standard tax deduction increases to Rs. 75,000, allowing salaried employees to save up to Rs. 17,500 annually. Customs duty exemptions are extended to three cancer medicines, and reduced to 6% for gold and silver, and 6.4% for platinum. Two charity tax exemption regimes are merged. Short-term gains on certain financial assets are taxed at 20%, and unlisted bonds and similar instruments are taxed at slab rates. The angel tax is abolished for all investor classes. (AI Summary)
What Budget says - Direct Indirect Taxes
Changes in New Income Tax Regime Slab
0-3 lakh : Nil
3-7 lakh: 5%
7-10 lakh: 10%
10-12 lakh: 15%
12-15 lakh: 20%
Above 15 lakh: 30%
- New tax regime slabs to be changed, standard tax deduction increased from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 75,000.
- As in new tax regime Salaried employees to save up to Rs.17, 500 annually in taxes.
- Exemption to three more medicines for Cancer treatment from customs duty.
- Government to reduce customs duty on gold, silver to 6%, platinum to 6.4%.
- Two tax exemption regimes for charities to be merged into one.
- Short-term gains @ 20% on some financial assets.
- Unlisted bonds, debentures, debt mutual funds, market-linked debentures to be taxed at slab rate.
- Angel tax abolished for all classes of investors.
Budget - Tax Proposals