NEW DELHI: Individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh annually will not have to pay any income tax under the new tax regime, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday gave relief to the middle class by raising the exemption limit and rejigging the slabs.
For salaried employees, this nil tax limit will be Rs 12.75 lakh per annum, after taking into account a standard deduction of Rs 75,000.
Higher exemptions and rejigs have been effected under the new income tax regime.
“I am now happy to announce that there will be no income tax payable up to an income of Rs 12 lakh (i.e., an average income of Rs 1 lakh per month other than special rate income such as capital gains) under the new regime,” the finance minister said.
“The new structure will substantially reduce the taxes of the middle class and leave more money in their hands, boosting household consumption, savings, and investment,” Sitharaman said in her budget speech.
As per the rejig, for people earning more than Rs 12 lakh per annum, there will be nil tax for income up to Rs 4 lakh, 5 percent for income between Rs 4 and 8 lakh, 10 percent for Rs 8-12 lakh, and 15 percent for Rs 12-16 lakh.
A 20 percent income tax will be levied on income between Rs 16 and 20 lakh, 25 percent on Rs 20-24 lakh, and 30 percent above Rs 24 lakh per annum.
A taxpayer in the new regime with an income of Rs 12 lakh will get a benefit of Rs 80,000 in tax. A person having an income of Rs 18 lakh will get a benefit of Rs 70,000 in tax.
A person with an income of Rs 25 lakh gets a benefit of Rs 1.10 lakh.
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