1%
education cess levied for Secondary and higher education; to
be effective from today;
Personal
income tax exemption limit raised by Rs 10,000/-
NO
change in service tax rate as predicted by TIOL this morning
but exemption limit hiked to Rs 8 lakh for small service providers;
ESoP
brought under FBT; BCTT exemption to withdrawal by States;
Dividend
distribution tax hiked; Samples and displays exempted from FBT;
Five
year income tax holiday for two, three and four-star hotels in
Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad;
80-IA
benefits extended to gas pipeline and navigation channels;
Corporate
tax relief to small companies of less than Rs one cr turnover; Surcharge
removed;
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