Budget 2024

Amendment of Section 2 [Total Income” for the purpose of Taxation] 3.  In section 2 of the Income-tax Act,— (a) in clause (22), with effect from the 1st day of October, 2024,— (I) after sub-clause (e) and before the long line, the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:— “(f) any payment by a company on […]

We will continue our efforts to simplify taxes, improve tax payer services, provide tax certainty and reduce litigation while enhancing revenues for funding the development and welfare schemes of the government. It has been our endeavour to simplify taxation. We have taken a number of measures in the last few years including introduction of simplified

I start with GST. It has decreased tax incidence on the common man; reduced compliance burden and logistics cost for trade and industry; and enhanced revenues of the central and state governments. It is a success of vast proportions. To multiply the benefits of GST, we will strive to further simplify and rationalise the tax

Introduction The people of India have reposed their faith in the government led by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and re-elected it for a historic third term under his leadership. We are grateful for their support, faith and trust in our policies. We are determined to ensure that all Indians, regardless of religion,

(A) Providing Tax Relief A.1 Substantial relief is proposed under the new tax regime with new slabs and tax rates as under:- Total income Rate of tax Upto Rs. 3,00,000 Nil From Rs. 3,00,001 to Rs. 7,00,000 5 % From Rs. 7,00,001 to Rs. 10,00,000 10 % From Rs. 10,00,001 to Rs. 12,00,000 15 % From

A. Legislative Changes in Customs Laws A.1 Amendments in the Customs Act, 1962 (i) Section 28 DA is being amended to enable the acceptance of different types of proof of origin provided in trade agreements in order to align the said section with new trade agreements which provide for self-certification. (ii) A proviso to sub-section

  Enrolment Duration Expenditure Duration Beneficiaries Central Outlay   Years (lakhs) (Rs. Crore) Employment Linked Incentive         Scheme A (first timers) 2 3 210 23,000 Scheme B (bulk hiring of first timers in manufacturing) 2 6 30 52,000 Scheme C (job creation) 2 6 50 32,000 Internship Programme (Phase-1) 2 3 30

Note: (a)           CGST Act means Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (b)          IGST Act means Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (c)           UTGST Act means Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (d)          Cess Act means Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 Unless specified otherwise, amendments

Note: (a)           “Basic Excise Duty” means the excise duty set forth in the Fourth Schedule to the Central Excise Act, 1944. (b)          “NCCD” means National Calamity Contingent Duty levied under Finance Act, 2001, as a duty of excise on specified goods at rates specified in Seventh Schedule to Finance Act, 2001 (c)          

Following goods are being exempted from levy of Social Welfare Surcharge S. No. Description 1. Natural Graphite 2. Natural sands 3. Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite 4. Strontium sulphate (natural ore) 5. Copper ores and concentrates 6. Cobalt ores and concentrates 7. Tin ores and Concentrates 8. Tungsten Ores and Concentrates 9. Molybdenum ores