Need to take steps in Budget to boost investments, revive economy: CII

14 Jan 2013 Evaluate

Given the sagging economic growth, Industry body CII has asked the government to take steps in the coming budget to boost investments. In its pre-budget memorandum to the Ministry of Finance, It said ‘the recent reform measures have, no doubt, rekindled business confidence but much more needs to be done to provide a fillip to the investment cycle in the present milieu of uncertain domestic and global economic environment’.

Suggesting various measures to restart the investment cycle, CII recommended allowing the accelerated depreciation rate on plant and machinery from the present level of 15 percent to 25 percent for the next 3 to 5 years period. Further, report also added that raising depreciation rate will incentivise industry to make fresh investments at a time when new investments have reduced to nearly half of the last year level.

According to CII, raising the depreciation rate on plant and machinery will permit project developers to obtain full tax advantage of depreciation in a shorter period of time, thus giving incentive for fresh investments without affecting revenue collection for the government.

Meanwhile, the industry body also has suggested for abolition of surcharge and cess from corporate tax, exempting infrastructure and SEZ companies from the levy of minimum alternate tax, apart from reduction of Central Sales Tax rate from 2 percent to 1 percent.

CII has so far resisted from asking for stimulus package involving reduction in excise and service tax rates in view of already high level of fiscal deficit and hoped that the rates will not be increased either," the report highlighted.

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