Union Budget 2024-25 absolutely non-inflationary: Finance Secretary

07 Feb 2025 Evaluate

Emphasizing policy measures aimed at supporting businesses, startups, and encouraging voluntary tax compliance, Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey has said that the Union Budget 2024-25 is absolutely non-inflationary. Pandey emphasized the government’s commitment to maintaining fiscal discipline while fostering economic growth. He highlighted the government’s long-term vision for India’s economic progress and the key policy measures designed to support businesses, startups, and voluntary tax compliance. Referring to the global economic challenges, he acknowledged that the current environment is not very encouraging for trade and growth.

He stated ‘There is not a very encouraging environment globally for growth and also for trade and at the same time, we have a very big vision, our vision to be Viksit Bharat by 2047. A lot has been done for startups, not only in terms of tax holiday that is provided and another five-year extension has been given for the period of incorporation, but also for the Rs 10,000 crore additional fund of funds.’ 

Besides, he talked about the government’s efforts to enhance voluntary tax compliance, noting that 99.7 per cent of tax returns are self-assessed, with scrutiny being limited to a mere 0.3 per cent. He mentioned ‘We promote voluntary compliance. We had 90 lakh, almost a crore new, updated returns. Rs 8000 to 9000 crore extra in taxes came voluntarily. There was a question, of course: why are we charging 70 per cent tax on updated returns. That’s not true. Let me update you. It is not 70 per cent of the total tax. It’s 70 per cent on additional tax.’


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