Personal Tax 2017
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Budget 2017: For the salaried, tax rationalisation remains a distant dream
Abhishek Aneja •No major change has been provided leaving the salaried class empty handed at the end of the Budget.
Budget 2017: Arun Jaitley's tax relief to demonetisation-hit middle class was a lollypop
Muralidharan •Arun Jaitley would have won the hearts and minds of the middle class had he completely spared from income tax those whose income is not more than Rs 5 lakh
Union Budget 2017: Only 76 lakh Indians declared income over Rs 5 lakh
•Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday placed before Parliament some revealing data indicating that India's direct tax collection is not commensurate with the income and consumption pattern of the economy.
Union Budget 2017: A list of key steps by Arun Jaitley that changed your money life
Fp Staff •Here’s a quick glance as to how your money life will change starting 1 April 2017
Budget 2017: From GST implementation to tax cuts, industry hopes FM will deliver
Fp Staff •The impact of demonetization on the economy will be long lasting if it’s not now bolstered with an Indian equivalent of quantitative easing similar to what the US and western economies did after the 2008 banking collapse
Hike medical expenditure limit to Rs 50,000 from Rs 15,000, says PwC's Sandeep Agarwal
Bindisha •The medical expenditure limit needs to be revised to at least Rs 50,000 from Rs15, 000
Budget 2017 and beyond: improving home ownership through better affordability
Anil Kothuri •The Housing Finance industry should be given infrastructure status.
Budget 2017: Govt may cut personal income, corporate tax rates to boost economy
Fp Staff •Among the measures expected, the finance minister may look at putting in more cash in the hands of individuals by reducing the personal income tax slabs
Tax payer hopes from Budget 2017 soar; with ball in Arun Jaitley's court, will he score a goal or self-goal?
Abhishek Aneja •The government should consider providing benefits to tax payers directly in many ways ; this will be an incentive for people to show their real income and will help widen tax base
After demonetisation pain, will Arun Jaitley offer tax balm for common man?
Puneet Gupta •To provide incentive to common man, there is an expectation that the basic exemption limit may be raised to Rs 3.75 lakh or Rs 4 lakh this year.