{"id":3907,"date":"2013-02-28T12:58:54","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T07:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2014-06-17T11:25:51","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T05:55:51","slug":"budget-2013-14-quick-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/budget-2013-14-quick-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2013-14: Quick Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are some quick pointers from common man&#8217;s perspective for Budget 2013-14. <em>I have added my thoughts in italics.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Income Tax:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>No revision in income tax tax rates. The tax slab remains the same as of last year. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/income-tax-slab-rate-for-fy-2012-13\/\">Click here<\/a> to view the Tax slabs for FY 2013-14 (same as FY 2012-13).<\/li>\n<li>Education cess to continue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tax credit of Rs 2,000 for income up to Rs 5 lakh.<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Surcharge of 10% on Rs 1 crore plus income earners.\u00a0Raised surcharge for only one financial year. <em>Fact:\u00a0Only 42,800 people with taxable income over Rs 1 crore in India.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The much awaited DTC (Direct Tax Code) remains work in progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">RGESS (Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/category\/rgess\/\">RGESS<\/a> will be liberalized &amp; the investor will be allowed to invest in mutual funds.<\/li>\n<li>The investor will be able to do this for a period of 3 successive years.<\/li>\n<li>The limit for investors wanting to invest in RGESS raised from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 12 lakh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>This is good move and would be safer for new investors.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Housing:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>People taking a home loan in 2013-14 for an amount up to Rs 25 lakh will be allowed an additional deduction of Rs 1 lakh.\u00a0<em><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hopefully would give push to affordable housing.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Immovable Property transaction: TDS of 1% to be levied on transactions above Rs 50 lakh.\u00a0<em>Government is trying to curb black mney generation in property deals.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Banking:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>India&#8217;s first women&#8217;s Public sector bank to be set up. Woman\u2019s bank license to be in place by Oct, 2013<\/li>\n<li>All PSU banks branches to have ATMs by March, 2014<\/li>\n<li>KYC of banks will be sufficient to acquire insurance policies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tax Free Bonds:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/category\/fixed-income\/bonds\/tax-free-bond\/\">Tax Free Bonds<\/a> &#8211; Will allow some organisations to raise funds strictly based on need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inflation Indexed Bonds:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In consultation with RBI, the FM proposes to introduce inflation indexed bonds or certificates.<\/li>\n<li>The details will be announced later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>This is good move and hopefully would benefit retail investors and reduce investment in Gold to an extent.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stock Markets:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pension funds will be allowed to invest in ETFs.\u00a0<em>This would give a boost to stock markets and also give higher returns to pension funds.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>STT (Securities Transaction Tax) rates cut on equity futures to 0.01% from 0.017%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Duties and Indirect Taxes:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One time amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters due from 2007<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Higher customs duty on set top boxes from 5% to 10%<\/li>\n<li>Excise duty on SUVs raised from 27% to 30%. Will not apply to SUVs registered as taxis<\/li>\n<li>Customs duty unchanged for non agri products<\/li>\n<li>Extend tax benefit to electrical vehicles<\/li>\n<li>Increase in import duty on high end motor vehicles from 75% to 100%; and on motor cycles from 60% to 75%<\/li>\n<li>Service tax to be levied on all air conditioned restaurants<\/li>\n<li>Excise duty raised by18% for cigarettes<\/li>\n<li>For phones priced at more than Rs 2,000, the duty is increased to 6%<\/li>\n<li>To exempt vocational courses, testing services from Service Tax<\/li>\n<li>Gold duty free limit raised to Rs 50,000 for men and to Rs 1 lakh for women travellers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To launch two new industrial cities in Gujarat and Maharashtra<\/li>\n<li>Indian Institute of Biotechnology will be set up at Ranchi<\/li>\n<li>To expand private FM radio to 294 cities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some quick pointers from common man&#8217;s perspective for Budget 2013-14. I have added my thoughts in italics. Income Tax: No revision in income tax tax rates. The tax slab remains the same as of last year. Click here to view the Tax slabs for FY 2013-14 (same as FY 2012-13). 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