Union Budget Speech 2023 Highlights: FM Sitharaman Announces Tax reductions, Perks for Small Savings Schemes

Zee Media Bureau Feb 01, 2023, 19:43 PM IST,

Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: An individual with income of Rs 15 lakh will have to pay Rs 1.5 lakh tax, down from Rs 1.87 lakh under new tax structure, FM Sitharaman has announced.

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  • That's that. FM Sitharaman  --as Industry watchers have described --has presented a holistic and growth oriented Budget that has something for everyone. Thanks for joining us in our coverage today. See you again for the live coverage of next Big Biz Event. 

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Unified Skill India Digital Platform to Develop Skills in New-Age Technologies

    Kishan Jain, Director at Goldmedal Electricals has appreciated the measures undertaken to emphasize skill development which will drive large-scale employment growth across the country. The launch of a unified Skill India Digital platform is expected to lead the country’s youth to develop skills in new-age technologies that are relevant to Industry 4.0 such as coding, AI, IoT, and more

  • Union Budget 2023 Today LIVE: FM has Stayed on Course of Fiscal Consolidation Path

    Jaideep Arora, CEO, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas said that The Union Budget has delivered on all fronts by laying specific focus on boosting high employment-generating sectors.

    "The Union Budget has delivered on all fronts such as substantially higher allocation for capital expenditure, measures to provide impetus to manufacturing sector, especially MSMEs, and focus on boosting high employment-generating sectors such as tourism, start-ups, renewable energy, among others," he said

  • Union Budget 2023 Today LIVE: Budget Favorable Towards Vision of Digital India

    Rajan Navani, Founder and CEO, JetSynthesys and Chairman of the CII Council on Future Businesses called the Budget a progressive and an inclusive one. He said that it is a budget that is especially "favorable towards the vision of Digital India, towards the empowerment of India’s youth, and towards bolstering the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation amongst the population"

  • The limit of Rs 3 lakh for tax exemption on Leave Encashment limit raised to Rs  25 lakh

  • Direct Benefit Transfer under pan India National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme to be rolled out, to provide stipend support to 47 lakh youth in 3 years

  • Budget Income Tax Announcements: Concessional Tax Regime Introduced in 2020-21 Tweaked

    Tax exemption limit hiked by Rs 50,000 to Rs 3 lakh and number of slabs reduced to five

  • Net tax revenue foregone because of changes in direct and indirect taxes is Rs 35,000 cr

  • Govt proposes to make new tax structure as default tax

  • An individual with income of Rs 15 lakh will have to pay Rs 1.5 lakh tax, down from Rs 1.87 lakh under new tax structure

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Big Income Tax Relief

    No tax for income up to Rs 3 lakh; 5 pc tax on Rs 3-6 lakh; highest tax rate of 30 pc on income above Rs 15 lakh under new I-T regime

  • An individual with annual income of Rs 9 lakh will have to pay only Rs 45,000

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Processing Time for Income Tax Returns Reduced from 93 Days to 16 Days

    Average processing time for income tax returns reduced from 93 days to 16 days. The government intends to roll out next-gen common IT Return forms and strengthen grievance redressal mechanism

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Income Tax Slab Increased, No Tax till Rs 7 lakh

    FM gives major announces major sop for the common man. Income tax- rebate extended on income up to Rs 7 lakhs in new tax regime

  • 30 Skill India international centres to be set up

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Govt to Facilitate 1 Crore Farmers to Adopt Natural Farming

    Govt to set up Gowardhan Scheme for promoting circular economy with total investment of Rs 10,000 cr. Govt to take up mangrove plantation along the coastline under the new MISHTI scheme

  • Green credit programme will be notified to incentivise environmentally sustainable and responsible actions by companies

  • Green credit programme will be notified under the Environment Protection Act

  • Govt to spend Rs 10,000 crore per year for urban infra development fund
     

  • Govt targeting 5 MT of Green Hydrogen production by 2030

  • 100 labs for developing applications for 5G services will be set up in engineering institutions

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Customs Duty on Lab Grown Diamonds to Be Reduced

    Govt to provide R&D grant to one of the IITs to encourage indigenous production of lab-grown diamonds in a bid to reduce imports

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Govt to bring another dispute resolution scheme under Vivad Se Vishwas-2 to settle commercial disputes

    If MSMEs fail to execute contract, 95 pc of performance security will be returned to small business as part of Vivad Se Vishwas

  • State support mission of Niti Aayog will be continued for 3 years

  • One stop solution for reconciliation and updating of identity of individuals be established

  • Phase-III of e-courts will be launched

  • 100 critical transport infrastructure projects have been identified for implementation

  • Cities will be encouraged to increase creditworthiness for municipal bonds

  • All cities and towns will be enabled for 100 pc transition of sewers

  • For enhancing ease of doing business, more than 39,000 compliances have been reduced, over 3,400 legal provisions decriminalised

  • Three centres of excellence for artificial intelligence will be set up in top educational institutions

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: PAN to be Used for Common Identifier for All Digital Systems 

    If MSMEs fail to execute contract, 95 pc of performance security will be returned to small business as part of Vivad Se Vishwas

  • National Data Governance Policy will enable anonymised data; KYC process will be simplified

  • Govt to bring National Data Governance policy

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: PAN to be Used for Common Identifier for All Digital Systems 

    PAN will be used for common identifier for all digital systems of specified government agencies 

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Increased Capital Outlay for Infrastructure to Crowd in Private Investment

    Capital investment outlay is being increased steeply for third year in a row to Rs 10 lakh crore

  • A National Digital Library for children and adolescents will be set up for facilitating the availability of quality books across geographies, languages, genres and levels and device-agnostic accessibility

  • 38,800 teachers will be hired for Ekalavya Model Residential Schools

     

  • Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Govt to Launch Rs 2,200 Crore Aatmanirbhar Clean Plant Programme

    Govt to launch a Rs 2,200 crore Aatmanirbhar clean plant programme. Pradhan Mantri Primitive Vulnerable Development Commission being launched; Rs 15,000 cr earmarked for next 3 years: FM

  • Budget 2023 LIVE: New programme to promote research in pharmaceuticals

    Facilities in select ICMR labs will be made available for research by public and private medical faculties

  • Budget 2023 LIVE: Govt plans to set up massive decentralised storage capacity to help farmers

    Agriculture credit target increased to Rs 20 lakh cr for FY'24, with focus on animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries

  • Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Sitharaman Lists Seven Priorities of Budget

    Agri accelerator fund will be set up to encourage agri startups in rural areas: FM Sitharaman

  • Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Sitharaman Lists Seven Priorities of Budget

    To enhance yield of extra long staple cotton, government will adopt a cluster-based and value chain approach: FM

  • Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Sitharaman Lists Seven Priorities of Budget

    Four transformative opportunities can be used be in Amrit Kaal for enhancing economic empowerment: FM Sitharaman

  • Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Sitharaman Lists Seven Priorities of Budget

    Digital public infrastructure for agriculture will be built as open source, open standard and interoperable public good: FM

  • Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Sitharaman Lsts Seven Priorities of Budget

    Green growth efforts to help reduce carbon intensity; create green job opportunities: FM Sitharaman.

  • Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Sitharaman Lsts Seven Priorities of Budget

    FM Sitharaman lists seven priorities of Budget, including infra, green growth, financial sector, youth power

  • Budget 2023 LIVE: Large Potential to be Tapped in Tourism

    Large potential to be tapped in tourism; promotion of tourism to be taken up in mission mode: FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: Govt Made Cash Transfer of Rs 2.2 Lakh Crore Under PM-KISAN

    9.6 cr LPG connections, 220 cr Covid vax for 102 cr people given, 47.8 cr JanDhan accounts opened: FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: Govt Made Cash Transfer of Rs 2.2 Lakh Crore Under PM-KISAN

    Indian economy has become more formalised as witnessed by significant enhancement in digital payments: FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: Govt Made Cash Transfer of Rs 2.2 Lakh Crore Under PM-KISAN

    National Rural Livelihood Mission has achieved remarkable success by mobilising rural women into 1 lakh SHGs: FM.

     

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: Govt Made Cash Transfer of Rs 2.2 Lakh Crore Under PM-KISAN

    Our mission is to achieve knowledge-driven economy. Govt made cash transfer of Rs 2.2 lakh crore under PM-KISAN: FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    Govt efforts since 2014 have ensured better quality of life for citizens of the country, says FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    These times of global challenges give India unique opportunity to strengthen country's role in world economic order: FM

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    Per capita income has increased to Rs 1.97 lakh: FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    We have made significant progress in many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says FM

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    Indian economy has increased in size from being 10th to 5th largest in last nine years: FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    We ensured that no one went hungry during pandemic by providing free foodgrains to 80 cr poor people: FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    Govt implementing scheme to supply free grains to poor under PMGKAY with expenditure of Rs 2 lakh cr from Jan 1: FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    The world appreciates India's achievements. In times of global challenges, G-20 presidency gives us opportunity to strengthen India's role in global order: FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    In 75th year of Independence, world has recognised India as a bright star: FM.

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    This is the first Budget in Amrit Kaal, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    This is the first Budget in Amrit Kaal, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Begins Budget Speech

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins presentation of Budget for 2023-24 in Lok Sabha

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Budget Copies Brought to Parliament Ahead of Budget Presentation at 11am

    Budget copies have been brought to Parliament, ahead of Budget presentation at 11am. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaches Parliament with her team, to deliver her fifth Budget today

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Focus on Capex-Led Growth

    The focus on capex-led growth will enable India to keep the growth-interest rate differential positive. A positive growth-interest rate differential will help keep the debt levels sustainable. I also feel that the supply-side reforms that the Government will announce soon will bring long term positive benefits to the economy. However, as the survey has rightly indicated, the economy needs to remain cautious in terms of the Consumer Price Index inflation, says Rohit Arora, CEO and Co-founder, Biz2credit and Biz2X

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi Arrives at Parliament 

     

    Union Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Modi begins at Parliament After the Cabinet approves the Budget 2023, it will be presented in Parliament by FM Sitharaman

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi Arrives at Parliament 

    A Union Cabinet meeting will be held here shortly. Following this, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2023 at Parliament, at 11 am

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: FM Sitharaman to Present Budget 2023 at 11 am

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2023 in the Parliament at 11 am

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan 

    Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, MoS Pankaj Chaudhary and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2023-24

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaches Rashtrapati Bhavan 

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaches Rashtrapati Bhavan to call on President Murmu. She will then attend the Union Cabinet meeting, and then present Union Budget 2023-24

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE: FM Arrives at Ministry of Finance

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at the Ministry of Finance, ahead of the Budget presentation
     

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Income Tax relief to provide more money for consumption

    The Economic Survey has projected a baseline GDP growth of 6.5% for FY24 with a wide range of 6–6.8% for actual growth outcome, which is understandable given the uncertain global economic scenario. The message that the growth thrust would be driven by higher capital expenditure, private consumption, credit growth to small businesses, strengthening corporate balance sheets and the return of migrant workers to cities could provide us with some cues about what we can expect in the budget: A big dose of capex allocation; some income tax relief to provide more money for consumption at the lower end of the income brackets; continuation of the Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs; PLIs for new sectors to enthuse private capex; and possible plateauing of the allocation to MGNREGA, said Ranen Banerjee - Partner and Leader  Economic Advisory Services, PwC India

  • Union Budget 2023 Today LIVE: The Economic Survey 22-23 Presents an Optimistic Growth Projection

     

    Economic Survey 2023 presents an optimistic growth projection of 6.5% as a baseline banking on the lagged effect of reforms undertaken over the last 6 years paying off as the drags on the economy from the pandemic, high commodity prices and risks of a global slowdown wear off. The strong balance sheet of banks and corporates are rightly assumed to give a private capex push in addition to the government capex push if the assumptions on the external and demand front are realised, Sanjeev Krishan, Chairperson, PwC in India said

  • Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates: Economic Survey 22-23 Captures the Essence of GST Journey of 5 Years

    The Economic Survey 22-23 was tabled in Parliament yesterday. Abhishek Jain, Partner, Indirect Tax, KPMG in India said that the Survey captures the essence of the GST journey of 5 years, with the survey indicating higher buoyancy than the pre GST regime. The credit of-course here goes to the splendid digitisation that the Government has been able to introduce along with strong vigilance to avoid tax leakage. Cooperative federalism amongst State and Centre has also been a major contributor to GST success

  • Union Budget 2023-24 LIVE Updates: Input Tax Credit Under GST

    There are some key changes that coworking firms expect around GST and taxation in Budget 2023. Input tax credit under GST is an important issue that concerns co-working sector. We expect the budget would enable coworking firms to claim input credit on work contract and construction services supplied so that it is passed on to companies who lease out space for coworking and thereby reduce their overall costs: Manas Mehrotra, Founder, 315Work Avenue

  • Union Budget 2023-24 LIVE Updates: Streamlining and Simplification of the Procedures at SVB

    One of the asks of the Indian trade and industry, in keeping with ‘ease of doing business’ index, is streamlining and simplification of the procedures at the Special Valuation Branch (SVB) of the Indian Customs Department: Ranjeet Mahtani, Partner, Dhruva Advisors

  • Union Budget 2023-24 LIVE Updates: Strong Digital India

    The internet has transitioned from the next big thing to the enabler of the next big thing. The country is undergoing a digital revolution, causing transformative changes in areas such as e-payments, digital literacy, financial inclusion, geographic mapping, rural development, and many others. The performance and adoption of the internet in a country like India are remarkable. We hope that the upcoming budget will help us continue to build a strong digital India that will benefit Indians from all walks of life- Anil Kumar Jain, CEO - NIXI

  • Union Budget 2023-24 LIVE Updates: Reduction in TDS Rates

    One of the amendments that could be highly welcomed by retail investors is the provision to offset losses from digital asset transactions in the same way that it applies to other financial assets and investments, as the current tax structure is regressive in my opinion compared to countries with high VDA adoption rates and defined tax policies. Along with this, I expect reduction in the TDS rates as the insights from most empirical studies on its impact on traffic, volumes and capital movement all point out that there is an effective loss because of high TDS to the exchequer and the local web3 startup ecosystem- Karan Ambwani – India Lead, dYdX Foundation contributor

  • Union Budget 2023-24 LIVE Updates: Taxation on Cryptocurrencies

    The taxation of cryptocurrencies is in a relatively nascent stage not just in India but across the globe and will evolve over a period of time. The specific provisions for taxing cryptocurrencies were introduced in the last Budget. Whilst the provisions provide clarity on many aspects, there are some areas in which clarity is sought by the crypto industry. There is ambiguity on whether losses from one cryptocurrency can be set-off against profits from another cryptocurrency. While it is understandable that losses from crypto cannot be set-off against any other income, an inter-source set-off should be permissible and clarifications should be issued to this effect: Umesh Gala, Partner, Dhruva Advisors.

  • Union Budget 2023-24 LIVE Updates: Encourage More Investment and Employment in VC ecosystem

    While the Union Budget 2022-23 took steps to enhance India's digital and technology initiatives, we expect the upcoming budget to further encourage investment and employment in the VC ecosystem. We hope to see the easing of restrictions on domestic institutions like Provident Funds and NPS to invest in VC funds. This will allow greater participation in domestic VC funds, which in turn, will help make patient and long-term domestic capital available for AIFs: Manu Rikhye, Partner, Merak Ventures.

  • Hello and Welcome to our LIVE Coverage of Union Budget 2023-24 that will be presented by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (February 1, 2023). The Union Budget 2023 will be presented by the FM at 11 am tomorrow.

Budget Speech 2023: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a major tax relief to millions of individual tax payers by increasing the Income Tax bracket. While presenting her sixth Budget in Lok Sabha on Wednesday (February 1, 2023), FM Sitharaman announced that there will be no tax for income up to Rs 3 lakh; 5 percent tax on Rs 3-6 lakh while highest tax rate of 30 percent on income above Rs 15 lakh will be levied under new I-T regime.


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