Massive announcement by Nirmala Sitharaman, no income tax up to ₹12 lakh per annum
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that individuals earning up to ₹12 lakh will not pay income tax under the new regime.
- The new tax structure includes various slabs, with the first slab being tax-free for earnings up to ₹4 lakh.
- Sitharaman stated that an estimated one crore taxpayers will benefit from the tax changes, paying no income tax due to the increased rebate.
- A new income tax bill will be introduced in Parliament next week to simplify compliance and reform the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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