Budget 2024: No change in direct, indirect tax rates: FM

PTI Updated - February 01, 2024 at 12:21 PM.

Number of tax filers grows 2.4 times, direct tax collection trebles since 2014

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament House complex for the presentation of the Interim Budget 2024 on Thursday | Photo Credit: -

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said there are no changes in tax rates for direct and indirect taxes, including import duties.

She also said the number of tax filers has swollen 2.4 times and the direct tax collection has trebled since 2014.

The processing time of tax returns hasreduced from 93 days in FY14 to 10 days; and refunds have been made faster, she said.

The government continues to be on the path of fiscal consolidation to reduce the fiscal deficit to 4.5 per cent in 2025-26.

She added that the tax base of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has more than doubled since FY14.

Published on February 1, 2024 06:48

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