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17 Jan, 2018 01:07 PM

Five reasons why IT exemption limit may be hiked

Five reasons why IT exemption limit may be hiked The focus of Union Budget 2018 seems to be around agriculture and mid-income group and here are five reasons why FM is likely to raise Income Tax Exemption Limit from ₹2.5 Lakh to ₹3 Lakh:

1. Retail Inflation

India is witnessing retail inflation in recent times; thereby expanding the exemption limit will provide some relief to the middle-income group of the country.

2. Disposable Income

An increase in the exemption limit would mean more disposable income in the hands of taxpayers; hence a spur in demand of goods and spending will, in turn, boost economic growth.

3. Cost of Living

As per the pre-Budget memorandum presented before the Ministry of Finance by CII, “Considering the steep rise in the cost of living due to inflation, it is suggested that basic limit for exemption and other income slabs should be enhanced to give benefit to the low-income group. The income trigger for peak rate in other countries is significantly higher.”

4. Effect of Demonetisation


As per Industry body FICCI, the government should consider revising the income tax slabs by raising the upper limit for peak tax rate which will help balance the impact of demonetization by boosting demand.

5. Last Streak

Union Budget 2018-19 is supposed to be the last regular budget that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will prepare with his team unless the party wins its stay at the PMO office in 2019 General Elections. Therefore, the government will try to make this a populous budget however without hurting its fiscal deficit which is already affected due to passive indirect tax collection post-GST roll out on 1st July 2017. Raising the exemption limit from 2.5 Lakh to 3 Lakh will be a safe bet for the Finance Minister to strike the balance.

What’s More?

It is being widely speculated that the government might introduce a new tax slab from ₹5 Lakh to ₹7.5 Lakh and introduce an income tax rate of 10% to this income group instead of the current 20%. Also, the government has been proposed to bring back minimum standard deduction of ₹1 Lakh in Union Budget 2018-19 to increase the purchasing power of the salaried individuals.




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