union budget of india 2015-16 highlights and analysis
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Union Budget of India 2015-16 Highlights and AnalysisTRANSCRIPT
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UnionBudgetofIndia201516HighlightsandAnalysisWhatmakeabudgetgoodorbadarenotsomepopulistannouncementsortaxincentives.Unlikethetraditionalmedia,whatseriousaspirantsshouldlookatthebudgetisnotifthebudgetincreasethecost
ofmobilephone,liquororgold.Whatmakesabudgetgoodorbadaresomefiguresthenumberswhichshowhowmuchthegovernmentisspendingonwhere.Preparationofgoodbudgetdemandsbalancingofcertainparameters.Abudgetwithzerofiscaldeficitmaynotbealwaysagoodbudget,abudgetisgoodifitfocusesontherightareas,ifitsetstheprioritiesrightandifitshowsthevisionofthegovernment.
UnionBudgetNITIAayogandFinanceCommissionRecommendations
UnionBudget201516isspecialasthisisthefirstbudgetafterthecreationofNationalInstitutionofTransformingIndia(NITI)andacceptanceof14thFinanceCommissions(FFC)recommendationofsubstantiallyhigherdevolutionofUniontaxestoStates.ThisBudgetmarksthebeginningoftheawardperiod(20152020)oftheFFCduringwhichStateswillbedevolved42%ofthedivisiblepoolofUniontaxesfromexisting32%.
UnionBudget201516:ReceiptsandExpenditure
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Deficits
Likemostofthepreviousbudgets,IndianBudgetfor201516toorunsondeficitfinancing.RevenueReceiptsasperthebudgetisRs.11,41,575crorewhilerevenueexpenditureisRs.15,36,047croreleadingtoaRevenueDeficitofRs.3,94,472crore.CapitalreceiptsfigureasperthebudgetisRs.6,35,902crore(includingborrowingsandotherliabilities)whilecapitalexpenditureisRs.2,41,430crore.Thoughtheactualnumbersareonariseformostofthedeficitssince201415(exceptforPrimaryDeficit),asapercentageofGDPIndianFinanceministerhasmanagedtobringdeficitsdownincompliance
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withtheFRBM(FiscalResponsibilityandBudgetManagement)Act.
RevenueDeficit:Rs.394472crore(2.8percentofGDP)
EffectiveRevenueDeficit:Rs.283921crore(2.0percentofGDP)
FiscalDeficit:Rs.555649crore(3.9percentofGDP)
PrimaryDeficit:Rs.99504crore(0.7percentofGDP)
TotalPlanOutlay:CentralPlanplusCentralAssistanceforStatePlans
ThetotalplanoutlayisthesumofCentralPlanandCentralAssistanceforStateandUTplans.ThetotalPlanOutlayfor201516isRs.4,65,277crore.Thisfigureismuchlessthanthebudgetestimatesfor201415(Rs.5,75,000crore),butthePlanOutlayhasbeenkeptnearlyatthelevelofRE201415.
CentralPlanandCentralAssistance
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TheBudgetarysupportforCentralPlanin201415isRs.2,60,493crorewhilethetotalcentralassistanceforStateandUnionTerritoryPlansisRs.2,04,784crore.ItshouldbenotedthatwhilethebudgetarysupportforCentralPlanhasincreased,thecentralassistancetostateplanshasdecreased.TotalCentralAssistanceforStateandUnionTerritoryPlansisRs.2,04,784crorewhichismuchlessthanthe201415BudgetEstimates(Rs.3,38,408crore)orRevisedEstimatesfor201415(Rs.2,78,168crore).
CentralPlanBudgetarySupport:Rs.2,60,493crore.
CentralPlanExtraBudgetarySupport(notincludedinUnionBudgetfigures):Rs.3,17889crore.
TotalCentralPlan:Rs.5,78382crore.
CentralAssistanceforstatesandUTplansasmentionedinUnionBudget:Rs.2,04,784crore.
PS:The42%devolutionoftaxestostatesshouldbeextratothisfigure.
Alsoread:TheShrinkingCentralPlanandGrowingCentralAssistance.
UnionBudgetofIndia201516Highlights
Budget201516marksthebeginningofcooperativefederalismandempowermentofthestates.
Severalnewschemesannounced.
MicroUnitsDevelopmentRefinanceAgency(MUDRA)banktorefinancemicrofinanceinstitutions.
PradhanMantriSurakshaBimaYojanatocoveraccidentaldeathriskofrs.2lakhforjustrs.12peryearpremium.
AtalPensionYojanafordefinedpension,governmenttocontribute50%ofthepremium.
PradhanMantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojanatocoverbothnaturalandaccidentaldeathrisk.
Proposaltocreateseniorcitizenwelfarefund.
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NationalInvestmentandInfrastructureFundproposed.
Taxfreeinfrastructurebondsforprojectsinrail,roadandirrigationsectors.
Setu(selfemploymentandtalentutilization)mechanismtosupportstartupbusinesses.
5newultramegapowerprojectstobesetup.
Goldmonetizationschemetoreplacepresentgolddepositandgoldmetalloanschemes.
Anotherrs.1,000croreforNirbhayafund.
NewinstitutionsincludingAIIMS,IITandIIMtobesetup.
Totalexpenditureestimatedtobers.17,77,477crorefiscaldeficittobe3.9%ofGDP.
Visionforstabletaxationpolicyandanonadversarialtaxadministration.
Fightagainstthescourgeofblackmoneytobetakenforward.
EffortsonvariousfrontstoimplementGSTfromnextyear.
Nochangeintherateofpersonalincometax.
Proposaltoreducethecorporatetaxfrom30%to25%overthenextfouryears,startingfromnextfinancialyear.
Rationalizationandremovalofvarioustaxexemptions.
Incentivestoreducetaxdisputesandimproveadministration.
Exemptiontoindividualtaxpayerstocontinuetofacilitatesavings.
Summary
Despitethedevolutionoftaxsharetostates,IndianFinanceministerhasdoneadecentjobtosticktothestandardsofFRBMact.Thebudgetshowsambitioustargetswithrespecttorevenuecollectionandvariousdeficits,butoftenwehaveseentheRevisedEstimates(RE)deviatingalotfromtheBudgetaryEstimates(BE).Foranationtoprogress,thegovernmentshouldinvestinproductiveassets(capitalexpenditure).Educationandhealtharethetwomajorareaswherethisgovernment,likemostpreviousgovernments,
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failedtogiveproperattention