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The implementation of improved limits in tax slabs is said to provide significant relief to taxpayers under the new regime. For instance, an individual with an annual income of ₹9 lakh will only be required to pay ₹45,000, which amounts to a mere 5% of their income. This represents a 25% reduction from the current tax liability of ₹60,000.
The 2024 Union Budget of India [1] was presented by Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on 23 July 2024. This was the first budget of Narendra Modi led NDA government 's third term . [ 2 ]
The Government of India presents finance bill (budget) every year in the month of February. The finance budget brings various amendments in Income-tax Act, 1961 including tax slabs rates. [2] The amendments are generally applicable to the next following financial year beginning from 1 April unless otherwise specified.
About one percent of the population, the upper class, falls under the 30-percent slab. It increased by an average of 22 percent from 2000 to 2010, encompassing 580,000 income-tax payers. The middle class, who fall under the 10- and 20-percent slabs, grew by an average of seven percent annually to 2.78 million income-tax payers. [15]
[b] In India on the other hand there is a slab rate system, where for income below INR 2.5 lakhs per annum the tax is zero percent, for those with their income in the slab rate of INR 2,50,001 to INR 5,00,000 the tax rate is 5%. In this way the rate goes up with each slab, reaching to 30% tax rate for those with income above INR 15,00,000. [42]
Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times taxable income. However, for individuals, tax is payable at slab rates. In the Finance Act, 2020 the Government introduced a new tax regime for individuals giving them the option to opt for the new regime or continue with the old regime. [11]
A Finance Act is the fiscal legislation enacted by the Indian Parliament to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government.It is enacted once a year and contains provisions relating to income taxes, customs, excise, Central and Integrated GST and other cess, exemptions, and reliefs.
6.9% (for minimum wage full-time work in 2024: includes 20% flat income tax, of which first 7848€ per year is tax exempt for low-income earners + 2% mandatory pension contribution + 1.6% unemployment insurance paid by employee); excluding social security taxes paid by the employer