Budget gives an impetus to infrastructure sector: Nand Kishore

Reduction in corporate tax rates for MSME to give a boost to medium and small companies

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Nand Kishore, tax partner, HSA Advocates

Nand Kishore

Last Updated : Feb 02 2017 | 1:30 PM IST

Budget offers bonanza for individual assessee. Income tax rate is proposed to be reduced from 10 percent to 5 percent for individuals having income between 2.5 lakh to 5 lakh. Foreign portfolio investors (category 1 and 2) are exempted from indirect transfer taxation under Section 9 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. This would boost investment in the stock market.

Budget proposes to limit amount of donation to a political party by a single source up to Rs 2000. It is a much needed move to clean Indian politics and to have free and fair elections.

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