Jaitley taxes rich, gives to the poor

Introduces a new surcharge of 10% for incomes above Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore

One set of taxpayers, albeit a small one, would be a tad unhappy with Finance Minister’s Union Budget 2016-17. With the Budget introducing a surcharge of 10 per cent for people with incomes of over Rs 50 lakh to one crore, there would be a rise of around 3 per cent in the income tax payout. The new calculation for income-tax rate for this slab will be: 30 per cent tax + 10 per cent surcharge on tax + 3 per cent cess on both tax and surcharge) or in total, 33.99 per cent. However, the vast majority of taxpayers