Following are the highlights of Budget 2012: · GDP growth to be 7.6 per cent (+ 0.25 percent) during 2012-13
Union Budget 2012: Highlights · Amendment to the FRBM Act proposed as part of Finance Bill. New concepts of "Effective Revenue Deficit" and "Medium Term Expenditure Framework" introduced · Central subsidies to be kept under 2 per cent of GDP; to be further brought down to 1.75 per cent of GDP over the next 3 years. · Proposed: Mobile based fertilizer management system; LPG transparency portal; scaling up and rolling out of Aadhar enabled payment for government schemes in at least 50 districts. · Rs. 30,000 crore to be raised through disinvestment · Efforts to reach broadbased consensus on FDI in multi-brand retail · Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme: to allow income tax deduction to retail investors on investing in equities · Rs. 15,888 crore to be provided for capitalization of public sector banks and financial institutions · A central "Know Your Customer" depository to be developed · Swabhimaan: remaining habitations to be covered; to be extended to more habitations; ultra small branches to be set up in Swabhimaan habitations · Investment in 12th Plan in infrastructure to go uptoRs. 50,00,000 crore; half of this is expected from private sector · Tax Free Bonds of Rs. 60,000 crore to be allowed for financial infrastructure projects · Allocation of Road Transport and Highways Ministry enhanced by 14 per cent to Rs. 25,360 crore · Financial package of Rs. 3,884 crore for waiver of loans to handloom weavers and their cooperative societies; mega handloom clusters in Andhra, Jharkhand; weaver service centres in Mizoram, Nagaland and Jharkhand ; powerloom mega cluster in Maharashtra; Rs. 500 crore pilot schemes for geo-textiles in North-Eastern region · Rs. 5,000 crore India Opportunities Venture Fund to help small enterprises · Allocation to agriculture enhanced; RKVY gets Rs. 9,217 crore; BGREI gets Rs. 1,000 crore; Rs.2242 crore project to improve dairy productivity; Rs. 500 crore for coastal aquaculture · Various other agricultural activities merged into 5 missions · Target for agricultural credit raised to Rs. 5,75,000 crore · Interest subvention for short-term crop loans to farmers at 7 per cent interest continues; additional 3 per cent for prompt paying farmers · Rs. 200 crore for awards to incentivise agricultural research · Provisions under rural housing fund increased to Rs. 4,000 crore from Rs. 3,000 crore · Interest subvention of 1 percent on housing loans uptoRs. 15 lakh extended for one more year · AIBP allocation raised by 13 per cent to Rs. 14,242 crore · National Mission on Food Processing to be started in cooperation with State Governments · Scheduled Caste Sub Plan allocation increases by 18 per cent to Rs. 37,113 crore; Tribal Sub Plan by 17.6 per cent to Rs. 21,710 crore · Multi-sectoralprogramme to address maternal and child malnutrition in 200 high burden districts · 58 per cent rise in allocation to ICDS, at Rs. 15,850 crore · Rural drinking water and sanitation gets 27 per cent rise in allocation to Rs. 14,000 crore; PMGSY gets 20 per cent rise to Rs. 24,000 crore · Projects covering length of 8800 km to be awarded under NHDP against 7,300 km during 2011-12 · RTE-SSA gets Rs. 25,555 crore allocation, showing an increase of 21 per cent; 6000 schools to be set up at block level as model schools in the 12th Plan; Credit Guarantee Fund to be set up for better flow of credit to students · National Urban Health Mission is being launched · 34 per cent increase in allocation to National Rural Livelihood Mission, to Rs. 3915 crore · Rs. 1000 crore allocated for National Skill Development Fund · Bharat Livelihood Foundation to be established to support livelihood interventions particularly in tribal areas · Widow pension and disability pension raised from Rs. 200 to Rs. 300 per month · Grant on death of primary breadwinner of a BPL family in the age group 18-64 years doubled to Rs. 20,000 · Defence services get Rs. 193407 crore; any further requirement to be met · 4000 residential quarters to be constructed for Central Armed Police Forces · UID-Aadhar to get adequate funds for enrolment of 40 crore persons, in addition to the 20 crore persons already enrolled · White Paper on Black Money to be laid in the current session of Parliament · Tax proposals mark progress in the direction of movement towards DTC and GST · Income tax exemption limit raised from Rs.1,80,000 to Rs.2,00,000; upper limit of 20 per cent tax slab raised from Rs.8 lakh to Rs.10 lakh · Interest from savings bank accounts deductible upto Rs.10,000; deduction of upto Rs.5,000 for preventive health check-up · Senior citizens without business income exempt from advance tax · Investment linked deduction of capital expenditure enhanced for certain businesses; new sectors eligible for investment linked deduction · Turnover limit for compulsory tax audit for SMEs raised from Rs.60 lakh to Rs.1 crore · STT on cash delivery reduced by 25 per cent to 0.1% · General Anti Avoidance Rule being introduced to counter aggressive tax avoidance · A number of measures proposed to deter generation and use of unaccounted money · All services to attract service tax except those in the negative list · Central Excise and Service Tax being harmonized · Standard rate of excise duty raised from 10 per cent to 12 per cent; service tax rates raised from 10 per cent to 12 per cent; no change in peak customs duty of 10 per cent on non-agricultural goods · Relief in indirect taxes to sectors under stress; agriculture, infrastructure, mining, railways, roads, civil aviation, manufacturing, health and nutrition, and environment get duty relief · Certain cigarettes and bidis attract higher excise duty; large cars attract higher customs duty · Excise imposed on unbranded jewellery also; measures to minimize impact on small artisans and goldsmiths; branded silver jewellery exempted from excise duty · Net gain of Rs.41,440 crore due to taxation proposals · Total expenditure budgeted at Rs. 14,90,925 crore; plan expenditure at Rs. 5,21,025 crore - 18 per cent higher than 2011-12 budget; non plan expenditure at Rs. 9,69,900 crore · Fiscal deficit targeted at 5.1 per cent of GDP, as against 5.9 per cent in revised estimates for 2011-12 · Central Government debt at 45.5 per cent of GDP as compared to Thirteenth Finance Commission target of 50.5 per cent · Medium-term Expenditure Framework Statement to be introduced; will set forth 3-year rolling target for expenditure indicators (Sweety Bhalla) Assistant Manager (Compliance) IFCI LTD New Delhi India E-Mail: sweety.bha...@ifciltd.com ***************************************************************************** Disclaimer This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). 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