The 2015 Union budget of India refers to 2015–2016 Union budget of India. The beginning of the budget printing began on 19 February 2015 with the traditional halwa ceremony. From 20 February until the presentation of budget about 100 government employees remained locked up in the North Block of the Secretariat Building, New Delhi, which houses the budget printing press, to maintain secrecy.[1] The budget was presented on 28 February by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.[2][3]
The permitted deduction limit was raised up to ₹25,000 towards health insurance for ordinary citizens, an increase from previous ₹15,000. For senior citizens, it was raised to ₹30,000 from previous ₹25,000. For very senior citizens, i.e. 80 or above, who don't have insurance, a deduction of ₹30,000 was allowed. A deduction up to ₹80,000 was allowed on the treatment of select very serious diseases for very senior citizens. A deduction up to ₹25,000 was allowed for differently-abled citizens.[7]
An additional ₹50,000 was permitted on the new pension scheme. Salaried employees were given the choice between Employees' Provident Fund and National Pension Scheme as their pension fund.[7][8] Investments in Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme and interest payouts were made eligible for deductions. Exemptions for transport allowances was raised from ₹800 to ₹1,600 per month, it is thus ₹19,200 per year. This exemption is usually given to individual salaried employees for commuting from home to workplace.[9][7]
It was announced that premature withdrawal from pension funds, if service period is less than 5 years, will result in deduction of tax at source. If withdrawal amount is more than ₹30,000 then 10% tax will be deducted.[10]
The service tax rate was raised from 12.36% to 14%.[15] A Swachh Bharatcess was announced, under which 2% will be added on select services.[16] The service tax exemption given to mutual fund agents was withdrawn.[17]Lottery ticket sellers and chit fund agents were brought under the ambit of service tax.[18][19] Varishta Bima Yojana for senior citizens was exempt from service tax.[7]
The education cess were subsumed from central excise duty. Instead, the central excise duty rates were rounded off from 12.36% to 12.5%.[22] The clean energy cess was increased from ₹100 to ₹200 per tonne of coal.[23] It was announced that the Goods and Services Tax is expected to be implemented by 1 April 2016.[24]
The excise duty on cigarettes was increased by 25%. The excise on cut tobacco was raised from ₹60 to ₹70 per kg. The duty on plastic bags was increased from 12% to 18%. The duty on soft drinks and packaged water was increased from 12% to 18%. On cement, it increased from ₹900 per tonne to ₹1,000 per tonne. The duty was removed from compounds used in the manufacture of incense sticks.[20]
A new Post Graduate Institute of Horticulture Research and Education was announced for Amritsar. Three new National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research were announced for Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Two new Institutes of Science and Education Research were announced for Nagaland and Odisha. Two new institutes called Apprenticeship Training Institute for Women were announced for Haryana and Uttarakhand.[29]
A networked system called the Student Financial Aid Authority was announced which would monitor the allocation of scholarships and educational loans under the Pradhan Mantri Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram.[29]
The education budget was allocated ₹69,074 crore for the year 2015–16. This was a reduction from the revised estimates from 2014 to 2015 which was ₹70,505 crore. The school education sector was allocated ₹42,219.5 crore and higher education sector was allocated ₹26,855 crore.[30]
Investments
A proposed Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Bill, which would criminalise cash transactions of ₹20,000 or above for purchase of immovable properties, was announced. Permanent Account Number (PAN) was made mandatory for transactions above ₹1 lakh.[31] Three new gold deposit schemes were announced to reduce import of gold and monetise the gold held by citizens.[32] A gold coin with the Ashoka Chakra on the face will be created.[33] The listing of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) was made easier.[34] It was announced that foreign investments will be allowed in Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), which are pooled investments in real estate, private equity and hedge funds.[35] A simpler bankruptcy law would be created.[36] The SARFAESI Act will be expanded to cover non-banking financial institutions (NBFC) which will make it easier for them to recover non-performing assets (NPA).[37]
Other announcements
The states of Bihar and West Bengal were given special assistance packages from the centre.[38] A startup incubator programme called Self Employment and Talent Utilisation (SETU) was announced. It was allocated ₹1,000 crore.[39]
Revenues and expenditures
The Plan Expenditure for 2014-15 was revised from ₹575,000 crore to ₹467,934 crore due to a large deficit. The Plan Expenditure for 2015-16 was set at ₹465,277 crore. The Non-Plan Expenditure was estimated at ₹1,312,200 crore, with the total being estimated at ₹1,777,477 crore.[40]
The government expects ₹1,449,490 crore as tax receipts, of which ₹523,958 crore will go to state governments. Non-tax receipts were estimated at ₹221,733 crore for 2015–16.[41]
The defence budget was increased from ₹2.29 lakhcrore in 2014–15 to ₹2.46 lakhcrore in 2015–16, an increase of 10.95%.[42] The expenditure on healthcare was set at ₹33,152 crore for 2015–16, a reduction from ₹39,238 crore in 2014–15.[43] Tax-free infrastructure bonds were re-introduced after a gap of one year.[44]
The fiscal deficit for 2014-15 was 4.1% of the GDP. The target set for 2015-16 was that the fiscal deficit would be brought down to 3.9%. The revenue deficit target for 2015-16 was set at 2.8% of the GDP, 0.1% lower from 2014 to 2015.[45]
Mallikarjun Kharge of INC political party called the budget pro-industrialist. Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of INC said the budget appeases taxpayers and corporates but ignores the poor. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of INC said that the budget had good intentions but lacked a proper road map.[46]
Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, thanked the Finance Minister for the special assistance package and the new AIIMS in Bihar.[47]Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister of Assam, called the budget pro-rich and pro-corporate and criticised it for the lack of benefits for North East India.[48]Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, called the budget disappointing as it lacked as special packages for Odisha, pointing that West Bengal and Bihar were granted special packages but Odisha was ignored despite facing two natural disasters in the near past Phailin and Hudhud.[49]
Indian stock index SENSEX gained 140 points on the day of budget announcement.[50] Kishore Biyani, CEO of Future Group, said new service tax rate may discourage consumption.[51]
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