Guys,
The followings are some of the features of budget.
They are not exhaustive.More to come.
- Companies allowed to file E returns by net
- Golden Quadrilateral will be completed 96% by 2006 end
- Rs. 3000 a year to a girl passing 8th standard
- Farmers to get short term credit at 7%
- Old age pension raised to Rs. 200 per month
- Small Cars to become cheap
- Cigarettes to cost more by 5%
- Steel to cost less by 7.5%
- 1/6 scheme for filing returns abolished
- No change in personal & corporate tax structure
- Computers to cost more in terms of excise duty by 12%
- Maruti Car cheaper by 23000
- ATM operations under service tax coverage
- FBT on tour & travel reduced to 5% form 20%
- Transaction tax to continue
- Excise duty on footwear to reduce by 16%
Regards,
Ravi