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01 March 2011

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS from AIII

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BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
 
  * Fiscal deficit for FY11 at 5.1% ; FY12 seen at 4.6%
    * Personal income tax exemption limit for individual tax payers raised to Rs 1.8 lakh from Rs 1.6 lakh.
    * Tax exemption limit for senior citizens increased to Rs 2.5 lakh from Rs 2.4 lakh
    * Eligibile age for senior citizens reduced to 60 years against 65 years
    * No new tax exemption limits for women
    * Tax exemption limit for ‘very senior’ citizens over 80 years at Rs.5 lakh
    * SEZ to come under MAT.
    * MAT raised to 18.5% v/s 18%
    * Corporate surcharge reduced to 5% from 7.5%
    * FY11 Fiscal deficit at 5.1%; F12 at 4.6%
    * AC restaurants serving liquor to pay service tax
    * Direct Tax Code (DTC) to be effective from April 01, 2012
    * Divestment target at Rs.40,000 crore for FY12
    * SEBI registered mutual funds permitted to accept subscription from foreign investors
    * FII limit for investment in corporate bonds in infrastructure sector raised from US$20 bln to US$40bln
    * SIDBI to create India Microfinance Equity Fund of Rs. 100 crore
    * Special incentives for hybrid vehicle makers if Made in India
    * Health Check-Ups in Private hospitals to become expensive
    * Rs 52,057 cr for education sector
    * Rs 58,000 cr to Bharat Nirman projects
    * Social projects spending outlay up 17%
    * 24% increase in educational allocations
    * Rs 30K crore tax free bonds for railways, NHAI
    * To tax life insurance service providers
    * Servcie tax on hotel accommodation above Rs 1,000 per day
    * Domestic travel to pay Rs 50 service tax, Rs 250 on international travel
    * AC hospitals with more than 25 beds under service tax
    * Import duty on gypsum and coal from 5% to 2.5%
    * Fertiliser sector to get infrastructure status
    * 7 Mega clusters for leather products to be set up
    * Rs.200 crore for cleaning of rivers
    * 7 Mega clusters for leather products to be set up
    * 23.3% increase in allocation for infrastructure

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