Proposed Direct Taxes Code 2013
Proposed Direct Taxes Code 2013
The Finance Minister, in his speech on Interim Budget 2014-15, made the following observation on Direct Taxes Code (DTC):-
"Revenues are of paramount importance. The best source of revenue is taxes and for that we need modern tax laws. I am disappointed that we have not yet been able to introduce GST. I leave it to you to answer the question, who blocked the GST when an agreement on the game-changing tax reform was around the corner? We have also got ready a Direct Taxes Code that will serve us for at least the next twenty years. I intend to place it on the website for a public discussion without partisanship or acrimony. I appeal to all political parties to resolve to pass the GST laws and the DTC in 2014-15."
FinMin against raising I-T exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh: The Hindu
The Finance Ministry has rejected the recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on raising the income tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh. The recommendation was made as part of the Committee’s report on the Direct Tax Code (DTC). Adjusting the slabs will cause tax revenue losses to the tune of Rs 60,000 crore a year to the exchequer, the Ministry has said.
It has, however, agreed to the recommendation on reducing the age for tax exemption for senior citizens from 65 years to 60 years. The Ministry has also rejected the recommendation on inflation-proofing the tax exemption.
The Finance Ministry released the proposed Direct Taxes Code - 2013 on Tuesday. Of the 190 recommendations made by the Committee, the Finance Ministry has accepted 153 either wholly or with partial modifications. In his Budget speech in February, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had said that the government will seek public opinion on the revised DTC.
Earlier, the UPA Government had introduced the DTC Bill in the Lok Sabha in 2010 and later referred to the Committee. The revised DTC Bill will now be re-introduced in Parliament by the next Finance Minister post-elections.
Comments
Finance Ministry had informed that there will be loss of 60,000 crores if exemption is increased from 2 lakhs to 3 lakhs. As of now this amount falls in 10% income tax. then the govt. is spending rs 6 lakh crores for one year.
EXPENDITURE ON PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
(` in crore)
Year *Pay DA Other Allowances Total
2009-10 59845.76 11999.37 16227.48 88072.61
2010-11 48783.49 19973.34 17936.35 86693.18
2011-12 48339.73 26557.41 18140.34 93037.48 from private it can not be 5 lakhs .this is my view
thank you
yours sincerelly
V.Padmanabhan
T.O. VCRC(ICMR) Puducherry