Union budget 2023 highlights
Taxation : No tax on income up to ₹7 lakh a year, with a new five-slab tax structure Income tax reduction for individuals with ₹15 lakh income Reduced surcharge rate from 37% to 25% in new tax regime Increased taxes on cigarettes by 16 percent Increased import duty on compounded rubber to 25 percent from 10 percent Increased customs duty on kitchen electric chimney to 15 percent from 7.5 percent Cap on deductions from capital gains on investments in residential houses to ₹10 crore Net tax revenue foregone because of changes in direct and indirect taxes is ₹35,000 crore Allocations and Targets: Increased allocation for railway, agricultural credit, PM Awas Yojna, and capital investment Fiscal deficit target for fiscal 2024 is 5.9%, aiming to reduce to 4.5% by 2025-26 Tax receipts budgeted at ₹23.3 lakh crore Education : Establishment of 157 new nursing colleges Hiring of 38,800 teachers for Ekalavya Model Residential Schools Three AI centers of excellence to be set up in top educa...