01/02/2025
Union Budget 2025 Highlights: The ‘dream budget’ for middle class?
Union Budget 2025 Highlights: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2025 announcement is being termed as the “dream budget" for the middle class as the Union Finance Minister proposed no tax till the income of ₹12 lakh per year.
Key tax points you need to look out for:
1. Taxpayers with a normal income (excluding special rate income like capital gains) of up to ₹12 lakh will have no tax liability due to a rebate and reduced slab rates.
2. Those earning ₹12 lakh will receive a tax benefit of ₹80,000, which covers 100% of their tax payable under existing rates. For an income of ₹18 lakh, the benefit is ₹70,000, covering 30% of the tax payable.
3. Similarly, a person earning ₹25 lakh will get a benefit of ₹1,10,000, which accounts for 25% of their tax liability under the current rates.
Union Budget 2025 Highlights: Where is Govt earning from?
Union Budget 2025 Highlights: The Indian govt expenditures are diversified in terms of supporting national security, public good, and economic development.
According to the budget 2025 data, the biggest share goes to the state's taxes and duties at 22%. Interest payments that result from previous borrowings are at 20%. Central sector schemes at 16% of the total spending, 8% goes to Finance Commission transfers and other grants, are among many other costs which the nation has to expend and estimate for its budget every year.
Union Budget 2025 Highlights: Where does money come from?
Union Budget 2025 Highlights: The govt of India earns from the collection of tax revenues and non-tax revenues.
According to the Union Budget 2025, the govt earned 39% of the total receipts from income and corporate taxes compared to the previous year.
The GST collection trends show a consistent consumption pattern unchanged at 18%.
The govt earned 5% from union excise duties and 4% from customs duties, ac