VOTE-ON ACCOUNT BUDGET 2013-2014 HIGHLIGHTS
Finance minister P
Chidambaram presented the interim budget for the fiscal year 2014-15 on Monday
to cover expenditure until the government's term ends in May.
Growth:
• GDP expansion in 2013/14 third and fourth quarters will be at least 5.2%
Fiscal Deficit:
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Fiscal deficit seen at 4.6 percent of GDP in 2013/14
Chidambaram's interim budget:
Cars cheaper, indirect tax cuts unveiled
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Says need to bring down fiscal deficit to 3% of GDP by 2016/17
Current Account Deficit:
• Current account deficit for 2013/14 projected at $45 billion
• Current account deficit for 2013/14 projected at $45 billion
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Forex reserves to rise by $15 billion by end of 2013/14
Borrowing:
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Gross market borrowing seen at 5.97 trillion rupees in 2014/15
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Net market borrowing at 4.07 trillion rupees
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Debt repayment in 2014/15 seen at 1.897 trillion rupees
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Ways and Means advances for 2014/15 estimated at 100 billion rupees
Privatisation:
• Target from stake sale in state run firms for 2013/14 revised to 258.41 billion rupees
• Target from stake sale in state run firms for 2013/14 revised to 258.41 billion rupees
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Target for 2014/15 at 569.25 billion rupees
Spending:
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Plan expenditure for 2014/15 seen at same level as previous year
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Non plan spending estimated at about 12.08 trillion rupees in 2014/15
Subsidies:
• Total spending on food, fertilisers and fuel at 2.5 trillion rupees in 2014/15
• Total spending on food, fertilisers and fuel at 2.5 trillion rupees in 2014/15
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Food subsidy estimated at 1.15 trillion rupees, fertiliser subsidy at 679.71
billion rupees. Petroleum subsidy seen at 634.27 billion rupees versus revised
figure of 854.8 billion rupees for 2013/14.
Defence:
• Spending raised to 2.24 trillion rupees in 2014/15, up 10% year on year
• Spending raised to 2.24 trillion rupees in 2014/15, up 10% year on year
Exports:•
Merchandise exports seen at $326 billion in 2013/14, up 6.3% year on year.
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Agriculture exports expected to touch $45 billion in 2013/14, up from $41
billion in 2012/13
Tax Proposals:
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No major change in tax rates
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Factory gate tax to be reduced to 10% from 12% on some capital goods, consumer
durables
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Cut excise duty on small cars, two wheelers, commercial vehicles to 8% from 12%
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Recommends excise duty reductions on larger vehicles
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Restructure of factory gate tax rates for manufacturing of mobile handsets
Banks Restructuring:
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Govt to provide 112 billion rupees capital infusion in state run banks in
2014/15
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Propose to set up public debt management office to start5 work from 2014/15
Finance minister comments:
Resurgence in exports, global economic revival and moderation in inflation point to better outlook for Indian economy in 2014/15.
Resurgence in exports, global economic revival and moderation in inflation point to better outlook for Indian economy in 2014/15.
Our
objectives were fiscal consolidation, reviving growth cycle, and enhancing
manufacturing, said Chidambaram.
Manufacturing
needed an immediate boost, he said. I can confidently assert that the fiscal
deficit is declining, the current account deficit is constrained, inflation is
moderated; exchange rate is stable, he said.
India's
economy now the 11th largest in the world, he said.
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