Finance Bill 2025: Naya Income Tax Bill, Equalisation Levy Ka The End! Lok Sabha Mein Nirmala Sitharaman Ne Kya Kaha?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ne Lok Sabha mein Finance Bill 2025 par apni baat rakhi, jisme naye Income Tax Bill se lekar Equalisation Levy ke scrapping tak kai bade muddon par charcha ki gayi. Upar ka sadan Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 ko bhi uthane ki sambhavana hai jo pehle hi Lok Sabha se pass ho chuka hai.

Aaiye jaante hain Finance Bill 2025 ke kuch bade takeaways:

Naya Income Tax Bill Aur Startup Incentives

• Naya Income Tax Bill monsoon session mein discuss kiya jayega.

• Startups ke liye sarkar ne incorporation period ko 5 saal tak badhane ka prastav diya hai, ab jo startups 1 April 2030 se pehle incorporate honge, unhe benefits mil sakenge.

Customs Tariff Aur Critical Minerals Par Chhoot

• Finance Bill 2025 mein 7 customs tariff rates hatane ka prastav diya gaya hai jo industrial goods par lagu hote the.

• 12 critical minerals jaise cobalt, lead, zinc par Basic Customs Duty (BCD) puri tarah se exempt kar di gayi hai.

• 6% equalisation levy jo digital advertising ke liye thi, use bhi hatane ka prastav diya gaya hai.

Cess Aur Surcharge Mein Rahat

• Double burden of cess aur surcharge ko hatane ka nirnay liya gaya hai.

• 82 tariff lines par Social Welfare Surcharge ko exempt kiya gaya hai.

Direct Tax Collections Aur Digital Assets Ki Monitoring

• FY26 ke direct tax collection ko realistic maana gaya hai, jisme tax relief ke chalte kuch girawat bhi dekhne ko mil sakti hai.

• Income Tax Law mein digital assets ki checking ko legal backing di gayi hai.

• Encrypted WhatsApp messages se Rs 250 crore ki unaccounted money ka pata chala.

• Crypto assets ke transactions bhi WhatsApp messages ke madhyam se pakde gaye.

• Google Maps history aur Instagram accounts ka upayog benami property aur cash hideouts track karne ke liye kiya gaya.

GST Aur Import Duties Mein Aaye Badlav

• GST ko lekar aayi allegations ko Sitharaman ne nakar diya, unka kehna tha ki March 2023 tak average GST rate sirf 12.2% tha.

• GST loan repayment ke liye jo cess collect kiya ja raha hai, woh 2026 ke prarambh mein khatam ho sakta hai.

• 28% GST sirf 3% common consumption items par lagu hai.

• Rare diseases ke ilaaj ke liye drugs import karne par IGST exemption diya gaya hai.

• Religious places jaise mandir, masjid, church aur gurudwara ke prasadams par bhi GST exemption diya gaya hai.

• GoM farm inputs jaise drip irrigation, fertilizers aur pesticides par GST kam karne ka prastav dekh raha hai.

PM Svanidhi Aur Stand Up India Scheme Ka Impact

• PM Svanidhi Scheme ke 70% labharthi SC, ST, aur OBC communities se hain.

• Stand Up India scheme ke tahat SC, ST communities ko Rs 7000 crore ka loan diya gaya hai.

Finance Bill 2025 mein kai bade reforms aur tax rationalization dekhne ko mile hain jo industry, startups aur aam nagrik dono ke liye faydemand ho sakte hain. Aane wale dino mein monsoon session mein is par aur charcha hogi jo desh ki arthvyavastha par bade prabhav daalne wali hai.