New Delhi: The new financial year 2023-24 is starting from Saturday. Along with this, many such decisions will be implemented, which will affect your life. Let us know about these decisions.
The new tax regime will come into effect from April 1. Under the new tax regime, if a taxpayer’s annual income is seven lakh rupees, then he will not have to pay any tax. However, there has been no change in the old tax regime with exemptions such as investment and housing allowance. For the first time, the benefit of a standard deduction of Rs 50,000 has also been proposed under the new tax regime. The Finance Minister termed the new tax regime i.e. tax regime without any exemption as ‘default proposed to make. This means that if you have not exercised your option in the income tax return, you will automatically move to the new tax regime. In addition, the rate of tax on royalty and fees for technical services will be increased from 10 percent to 20 percent.
In the case of a policy with an annual premium of more than five lakh rupees, the limit of tax exemption on the amount received will come to an end. Under this, the maturity amount of all life insurance policies (other than unit-linked insurance policies or ULIPs) issued after April 1, 2023, whose annual premium is more than five lakh rupees, will be taxed.
A new small savings scheme for women ‘Mahila Samman Bachat Patra’ Will start In this, up to two lakh rupees can be invested in the name of a woman or girl at one time. Under this scheme, interest will be given at a fixed rate of 7.5 percent. Along with this, the option of partial withdrawal will also be available.
The deposit limit under the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme will be increased from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh. On the other hand, under the monthly income scheme, the deposit limit will be increased to Rs 9 lakh.
From April 1, short-term capital gains tax will be levied on mutual funds investing in bonds or fixed-income products. Till now investors got long-term tax benefits on it and hence this investment was popular. At present, investors investing in mutual funds linked to bonds or fixed-income products pay income tax on capital gains for three years. After three years, these funds pay 20 percent without the effect of inflation or 10 percent with the effect of inflation.
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will introduce a six-digit ‘alphanumeric’ making HUID (Hallmark Unique Identification) mandatory. A meeting was recently held with the jewelers’ body to make mandatory the six-digit HUID mark on gold jewelry.
Vehicle companies like Maruti Suzuki, and Tata Motors are increasing the prices of their various models after the implementation of strict emission norms from April 1.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has decided to roll back the six percent increase in transaction charges in the cash equity and futures and options segments with effect from April 1. The additional fee came into effect on January 1, 2021.
The securities transaction tax (STT) on options contracts will increase from 0.05 percent to 0.0625 percent and on futures contracts from 0.01 percent to 0.0125 percent.
Credit card payments for foreign travel will be brought under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The objective is to ensure that such expenses are covered by the Tax Collection at Source (TCS).
A revised credit guarantee scheme for the country’s micro and small-scale industries will come into effect from April 1. In this, the annual guarantee fee is being reduced from a maximum of two percent to 0.37 percent for loans up to one crore rupees. This will reduce the overall cost of credit for small businesses. The guarantee limit has been increased from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore.
The new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) will also come into effect from April 1. It aims to increase the country’s exports to $2 trillion by 2030, make the Indian rupee a global currency, and promote e-commerce exports. FTP 2023 will also give a boost to e-commerce exports, which are expected to reach $200-300 billion by 2030. In addition, the value limit for exports through courier services is being raised from Rs 5 lakh per consignment to Rs 10 lakh.
