Demystifying Key Complexities of the India Budget 2024-25

Volume 11 No 5    /    Read Article

By Jairaj Purandare, Shibani Bakshi, and Siddhita Desai (Guest Authors)

The Indian finance minister presented Budget 2024-25 (the “Budget”) earlier this year. During the last financial year, the Indian economy reported growth rate in G.D.P. of 8.2%. Surpassing the United Kingdom, India has sprinted to the position of the fifth largest economy in the world. Budget 2024-25 has been crafted to continue the economic growth of the county. To that end, the budget includes the following provisions regarding direct taxation: (A) Favorable changes in the holding period and tax rates for long-term capital gains, (B) Limitations on the availability to index costs when computing capital gains that in many instances are taxed at lower rates, (C) Parity in rates for residents and nonresidents, (D) Abolition of the Angel Tax, (E) New tax rules for the taxation of a corporate buyback of shares, and (F) The repeal of Equalization Levy 2.0 on e-commerce transactions. Jairaj Purandare, the Founder & Chairman of JMP Advisors Pvt Ltd, Shibani Bakshi, an Associate Director of the firm, and Siddhita Desai, an Associate with the firm, explain the new provisions.   See more →