No Change in the Rate of Personal Income-Tax and The Rate of Tax for Companies on Income in Financial Year 2015-16 Surcharge @12% Levied on Individuals, HUFs, AOPs, BOIs, Artificial Juridical Persons, Firms, Cooperative Societies and Local Authorities Having Income Exceeding Rs 1 Crore The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech […]
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has proposed to merge the Forwards Markets Commission with SEBI to strengthen regulation of commodity forward markets and reduce wild speculation. Enabling legislation, amending the Government Securities Act and the RBI Act is proposed in the Finance Bill, 2015. It has also been proposed to amend through the […]
The Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has said that the Corporate Tax Rate is proposed to be reduced from the current 30% to 25% over the next 4 years. In his Budget Speech in the Lok Sabha here today, Shri Jaitley said this is expected to lead to higher level of investment, higher growth and […]
Text of PM’s reaction on Union General Budget 2015 to DD News Pro-Poor Budget है, Pro-Growth Budget है। जन-जन की अपेक्षाओं को पूर्ण करने के लिए, जन-धन से लेकर के जन-कल्याण तक का, पूरा मार्ग प्रशस्त किया गया है। एक तरफ राज्यों को सक्षम बनाना; दूसरी तरफ राष्ट्रीय प्राथमिकताओं को, राष्ट्रीय आवश्यकाताओं को बल देना। […]
Various proposals have been made in the Budget 2015-16 which would lead to greater stability, clarity and continuity in the economy and the petroleum and natural gas sector. Subsidies will continue so that there is no adverse impact on the general public. As stated by the Finance Minister, the Government is committed to the process […]
Proposal outlined by the Union Finance Minister such as Abolishment of Wealth Tax, Rationalization of Corporate Tax Structure, Removing uncertainty over DTC, with clear roadmap for financial discipline and consolidation are the need of the hour. We are also happy that the Government reaffirmed its commitment to introduce GST from April 2016. This will truly revolutionize the indirect tax structure in the Country.
The ICSI welcomes the Union Budget – considers it significant facilitator to the Governments’ ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ vision. CS Atul H. Mehta, President, ICSI Welcomes Union Budget 2015-16 and considers it as a significant facilitator to the Governments’ Make in India vision. Meeting the aspirations of various stakeholders, the Budget for the year 2015-16 was […]
International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) An International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) is set up at Gandhinagar, Gujarat as a part of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). To operationalise the IFSC, a Notification under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) shall be issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in March 2015, making regulations relating […]
Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley Outlines Measures to Curb Black Money in Budget 2015-16 The Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley signaled the government’s intent to curb generation of black money in real estate in the Budget 2015-16. Presenting the Budget in the Lok Sabha today he proposed amendments in the Income Tax Act prohibiting acceptance […]
The Central Government will impose a Swachh Bharat Cess on all or certain taxable services at a rate of 2% from a date to be notified. The Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley announced in his Budget Speech that the proceeds from this Cess would be utilized for Swachh Bharat initiatives. In a related development, the […]
