Srinagar: In a relief to the middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday exempted annual income of up to Rs 12 lakh from income tax and rejigged tax slabs as part of her reformist Budget.She announced that those with salaries up to ₹12 lakh per annum will pay nil income tax.
“The middle class provide strengths to the economy. In recognition of their contribution, we have periodically reduced the tax burdens. I am now happy to announce that there will be no income tax up to an income of ₹12 lakhs,” Sitharaman said.
Nirmala Sitharaman also spelt out the details of the revised income tax slabs.
“I propose to revise tax rate structures as follows: 0 to ₹4 Lakhs – nil, ₹4 Lakhs to ₹8 Lakhs – 5%, ₹8 Lakhs to ₹12 Lakhs – 10%, ₹12 Lakhs to ₹16 Lakhs – 15%, ₹16 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs – 20%, ₹20 Lakhs to ₹24 Lakhs – 25% and above ₹24 Lakhs – 30%. To taxpayers up to ₹12 Lakhs of normal income other than special rate income such as capital gains, a tax rebate is being provided in addition to the benefit due to slab rate reduction in such a manner that there is no tax payable by them,” she added.
