New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced rationalisation of TDS (Tax Deduction at Source) regime to ease compliance burden.

Presenting the Budget for 2025-26, she said tax proposals are guided by income tax reforms for middle class, TDS rationalisation, and easing compliance burden.

The government will also be introducing a new Income Tax (I-T) bill in Parliament next week.

Reforms are not destinations but means to achieve good governance for the people and economy, the finance minister said and added that the new I-T bill will be half of the current volume, clear and direct in wording.

Meanwhile, the government will increase the limit of TCS on remittances under RBI's liberalised remittance scheme from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.

Also, Sitharaman said that 35 additional goods for EV battery, 28 additional goods for mobile phone battery production will be included in the list of exempted capital goods. PTI RAM KKS ANU

TDS rationalisation to ease compliance; new streamlined Income Tax bill and raised TCS threshold for remittances. Rationalisation of TDS is proposed to reduce compliance burdens by simplifying withholding rules and administrative requirements. A new Income Tax bill will be introduced to replace current law with a shorter, clearer statute. Additional measures include raising the TCS threshold for remittances under the liberalised remittance scheme and expanding exempted capital goods to cover more items for EV battery and mobile phone battery production.