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“The Finance Bill, 2010 was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha followed by its passage by the Rajya Sabha. The Finance Bill, 2010 has been assented to by the Hon’ble President on 8-5-2010 as Act No. 14 of 2010. With this, the Budgetary exercise is over for the F.Y. 2010-2011.”
The Finance Bill, 2010 (the Bill) was presented by the Finance Minister (FM) before the Lok Sabha ( The lower house of Parliament of India ) with certain amendments. This Flash News gives a snapshot of the key amendments to the Bill as passed by the Lok Sabha. The Bill including these amendments will become law only after they are passed by the Rajya Sabha (The upper house of Parliament of India ) and thereafter receive the assent of the President of India.
Pursuant to the annual budget, the Government of India (Government) had introduced the Finance Bill 2010 (Finance Bill) in the Parliament on 26 February 2010. The Government has now proposed certain amendments to the Finance Bill (As a reply to the debate on the Finance Bill in the lower house of the Parliament) as initially presented before the Parliament. This Tax Alert summarizes the amendments proposed by the Finance Bill to the Direct Tax Law (DTL) and the Indirect Tax law (ITL).
Direct Taxes (Income Tax) – Relaxation announced by the Finance Minister in the Lok Sabha while replying to the debate on Finance Bill, 2010 onApril 29, 2010. While introducing the Finance Bill, 2010 in respect of Direct Taxes, emphasis has been on relief to individual taxpayers, encouraging research and development in the country, providing some relief measures in view of the recessionary impact and rationalization of procedure and steps to mitigate compliance cost.
The construction sector has requested for a review of the changes in the service tax law proposed in this year’s Budget. Several suggestions have been made by the trade associations. Considering all the inputs, I propose to provide tax relief to this sector by enhancing their rate of abatement from 67% to 75% of the gross value where such value includes the value of the land constructed upon. Certain procedural bottlenecks relating to the completion certificate prescribed in the law would also be simplified.
Full exemption from excise duty has been provided to betel nut product commonly known as ‘supari’. This exemption is now being extended to scented supari. Central excise duty on corrugated boxes and cartons was reduced from 8% to 4% when they are manufactured starting from kraft paper. I propose to extend the exemption to cover units that manufacture such cartons from corrugated paper or paperboard also.
The Coffee growers in the country have been facing long standing financial problems ever since the coffee prices fell to very low levels during the period 2000-2004. Relief Packages in the form of Special Coffee Term Loan 2002 and Special Coffee Relief Package 2005 were sanctioned to revive coffee sector, besides other initiatives like PM’s Relief Package for Debt Stressed farmers and Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme 2008. However, a large number of affected growers did not get the required relief.
Considering the pressing need for more hospitals all over the country, it is proposed to include the business of a new hospital anywhere in India, with at least one hundred beds for patients, as a ‘specific business’ for availing the benefit of investment linked deduction.
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Finance Bill for 2010-11, with a special relief package for coffee growers, and tax concessions for healthcare, auto and realty sectors, but without any change in the levies on petroleum products. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee moved the bill after the fresh amendments after a 50-minute final reply to the debate on the subject in the lower house of parliament, which was then passed by voice vote.
on or after the 1st day of April, 2010, where the specified business is in the nature of developing and building a housing project under a scheme for slum redevelopment or rehabilitation framed by the Central Government or a State Government, as the case may be, and which is notified by the Board in this behalf in accordance with guidelines as may be prescribed; and”;’
