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Budget 2004 Highlights

  
  • 0.15% securities turnover tax comes into play

  • No change in tax slabs; income up to Rs 1 lakh exempted

  • Service tax hiked from 8% to 10%

  • Big push to farm credit, crop diversification

  • No change in interest rates on small savings

  • No excise on handlooms, powerlooms; peak customs duty stays at 20%

  • FDI in telecom hiked to 74%; insurance 49%; civil aviation 49%

  • 2% education cess on all taxes to fetch Rs 1000- 3000 crores

  • No excise duty on tractors, computers

  • Long-term CG tax goes

  • Auto R&D to get 150% tax exemption

  • Banks & FIs to pool Rs 40,000 crore for funding infrastructure projects

  • Rs 30,000 crore to be spent every year on water projects

     

 
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