Charting a new growth path: New tax regime eases middle-class burden

Share of middle class in income tax increased till 2023-24 while TDS has been rationalised by reducing the number of rates and adjusting threshold limits

Budget 2025: New tax regime to ease skewed tax burden on middle class
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1 min read Last Updated : Feb 02 2025 | 12:30 AM IST
Challenges 
- While the number of income-tax returns filed has increased, a number of filers reported limited income.  More than 80 per cent of individuals reported income of less than Rs 10 lakh a year
  - Share of middle class in income tax increased till 2023-24 
 
Takeaways

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  - No income tax is payable under the new regime for annual incomes up to Rs 12 lakh (Rs 1 lakh per month), excluding capital gains
  - Tax deducted at source (TDS) rationalised by reducing the number of rates and adjusting threshold limits  
 
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Topics :Income taxBudget 2025Union BudgetTax Savingtaxes

First Published: Feb 01 2025 | 10:29 PM IST

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