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BIG STORY                                                          FEBRUARY 10, 2023  |      The Indian Eye                     5



        to underpin this view,” Zook added.                                                                   corporate tax benefits to new cooper-
            Capital investment outlay for                                                                     atives which would start manufactur-
        2023-24 is being increased steeply for                                                                ing from March 2024.
        the third year in a row. “This will be                                                                    The government had fixed high-
        almost three times the outlay in 2019-                                                                er limit of Rs 2 lakh per member for
        20,” finance minister Sitharaman said                                                                 deposits and loans in cash by Primary
        in her Budget speech on Wednesday.                                                                    Agricultural Credit Society (PACS)
            This increase in recent years, she                                                                and  Primary  Cooperative  Agricul-
        said, is central to the government’s ef-                                                              ture and Rural Development Banks
        forts to enhance growth potential and                                                                 (PCARDBs) and a higher limit of Rs
        job creation, crowd-in private invest-                                                                3 crore for TDS on cash withdrawal
        ments, and provide a cushion against                                                                  for cooperatives.
        global headwinds.                                                                                         Union Finance Minister Nirmala
            “This budget sought to maintain                                                                   Sitharaman announced the govern-
        a balance of sustaining a growth-ori-                                                                 ment proposes to extend the date of
        ented focus through a further increase                                                                incorporation for income tax benefits
        in capex spending, while maintaining                                                                  to startups from March 31, 2023, to
        an eye toward deficit reduction. The                                                                  March 31, 2024.
        government  aims  for  modest  fiscal                                                                     According to the Budget, the
        consolidation, while accommodating                                                                    government also said it would pro-
        a higher capex spend and changes to                                                                   vide  the  benefit  of  carry-forward  of
        income tax slabs, largely by substan-  Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24 to the President, Droupadi Murmu, at   losses on change of shareholding of
        tially reducing subsidies in the com-                Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday (ANI)            startups from seven years of incorpo-
        ing year,” Fitch Ratings said.                                                                        ration to 10 years.
            Fitch Ratings, however, cau-                                                                          The  income of  authorities,
        tioned that given the “still uncertain   sure prosperity for the masses,” San-  boost.” He further added that every-  boards and commissions set up by
        outlook for the global economy and   jiv Bajaj said. He also appreciated the   one will be benefitted from the move   the statutes of the Union or state to
        commodity prices”, there is poten-  government’s proposal of increasing   calling the  budget  “clean,  simple,   be exempted from income tax in cer-
        tial downside risk to the deficit target   the capital investment outlay to 33   clear and solid.”    tain sectors.
        before the next general elections, in   per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore for the   The  government  on  Wednes-  The government had extended
        particular in the event that a shock   Financial Year 2023-24.      day  simplified  various  tax  benefits   of period of tax benefits to funds relo-
        such as another commodity price       Chairman of Boston Consulting   on  MSMEs,  cooperatives,  startups   cating to IFSC, GIFT city till March
        spike leads to pressures for subsidy   Group Janmejaya Sinha lauded the   and boards, authorities and com-  31, 2025.
        spending.                         Union Budget 2023 presented by    missions. According to the Union      In a political statement, empha-
            But reactions in general have   Finance  Minister  Niramala  Sithara-  Budget  tabled  on  Wednesday,  the   sizing that the Union Budget 2023-24
        been positive. Subhrakant Panda,   man, calling it “clean, simple, clear   government had enhanced limits for   is inclusive, that includes all the sec-
        president of industry body FICCI,   and solid”.                     micro-enterprises and professionals   tions of society, Uttar Pradesh Chief
        has said the Budget announcements     Speaking on the Personal In-  while  availing  benefits  of  presump-  Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thurs-
        made  on  Wednesday  captured  the   come Tax rebate in the new tax re-  tive taxation. There is a deduction   day said that the budget has a vision
        pulse of the economy. “FICCI con-  gime, Sinha said, “Middle class will   on payments made to MSMEs to be   for the next 25 years.
        gratulates the Hon’ble Finance Min-  benefit most from this year’s budget.   allowed only when payment is actu-  Addressing a press conference,
        ister for delivering a balanced and   Consumption will increase due to this   ally made. While for cooperatives,   the Chief Minister said that in this
        progressive Union Budget which    move and the economy will further   the government extended 15 per cent   budget work has been done to pro-
        gives primacy to inclusive growth.                                                                    vide opportunities to every section
        The announcements made today cap-                                                                     of  society.  “This  first  budget  of  the
        ture the pulse of the economy while                                                                   ‘Amrit Kaal’ is one on the idea of a
        retaining credibility both in terms of                                                                developed India. It is an inclusive
        projections as well as committing to                                                                  budget, that includes all the sections
        the  fiscal  consolidation  glide  path,”                                                             of society.  People from  all  walks of
        Panda said post Budget. “Most im-                                                                     life have been given an opportunity in
        portantly, a historic outlay for public                                                               this Budget,” said Adityanath.
        capex is a continuation of the heaving                                                                    He said that compared to the
        lifting since the time of the pandem-                                                                 financial  year  2013-14,  the  Railway
        ic and will have a multiplier effect                                                                  Budget is nine times more this time.
        across myriad sectors of the economy                                                                  “If we compare to the 2013-14 Indi-
        besides crowding in private invest-                                                                   an Railway Budget, a provision of Rs
        ment,” Panda added.                                                                                   2.40 lakh crores has been made this
            Confederation of Indian Indus-                                                                    time - 9 per cent more than that in
        try (CII) president Sanjiv Bajaj also                                                                 2013-14,” said the UP CM. He fur-
        welcomed the Union Budget for the                                                                     ther said that this is a budget to re-
        financial year 2023-24 by saying that                                                                 alize the vision of a developed India.
        this will have a multiplier effect on the                                                             He said this is a budget for sustain-
        economy. “The government managed                                                                      able and inclusive development.
        a tough balancing act of meeting the                                                                      As the country would go to
        priorities of growth through capital                                                                  elections  in 2024,  the BJP  leader-
        spending while keeping a fiscal deficit                                                               ship would be happy to give that
        under check. While at the same time     PM Modi has called the budget as a roadmap for the development of all Indians  kind of positive message to the peo-
        very strong focus on inclusion to en-                                                                 ple of India.


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