Brokers are expecting an eventful Budget as the FM is under pressure to boost revenues to reduce the fiscal deficit, while excessive increases in tax rates could hurt companies. These are some of the measures that could be brought in by the government and their implications:
Automobile
Hike in excise duty, diesel tax
Banking
Fiscal consolidation, capital infusion in PSUs, clarity on new bank licences, Interest subvention fund for power sector
Capital Goods
Import duty on power generation equipment, increased govt spending on infrastructure schemes, mandatory domestic power equipment procurement for future UMPPs using domestic coal
Cement
Hike in excise duty, hike in diesel prices, waiver of import duty on thermal coal, higher allocation for infra projects, VAT reduction
FMCG
Hike in excise duty, increase in personal tax slabs, measures to discourage gold import
Fertilisers
Cut in per unit subsidy on non-urea fertilisers, raising urea retail price, cutting custom duty on inputs like naphtha, LNG, etc
Infrastructure
Higher budgetary allocation, long- term funding for projects, new services in tax net
Infotech
Incremental allocation under schemes to digitize various departments
Media
Waiver of custom duty on set-top boxes, increase in FDI limit for cable TV multi-system operators
Metals & Mining
Increase in import duty on manganese ore and waiver of import duty on thermal coal, iron ore lumps
Oil & Gas
Increase in prices of petroleum products and waiver of custom duty on LNG, extension sun-set clause on tax incentives
Logistics
Concrete steps to expedite work on the Dedicated Freight corridors and Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
Pharmaceuticals
Higher budgetary allocation for healthcare and increase in tax sops on R&D, extension of Tax holiday on healthcare in Tier II and III towns, infrastructure status for healthcare
Retail
Roll-back (partial or full) of 10% excise duty on retail price of branded garments
Real Estate
Increase in limit of income-tax deduction for interest on housing loans to Rs 3 lakhs
Power
Import duty on power generation equipment, waiver of duty on imported coal, Incentives/measures for SEB reforms with pre-conditions
Telecom
Budget estimates likely to include inflows from 2G auctions, Imposition of import duty on mobile handsets & focus on promoting domestic manufacturing of electronics
Automobile
Hike in excise duty, diesel tax
Banking
Fiscal consolidation, capital infusion in PSUs, clarity on new bank licences, Interest subvention fund for power sector
Capital Goods
Import duty on power generation equipment, increased govt spending on infrastructure schemes, mandatory domestic power equipment procurement for future UMPPs using domestic coal
Cement
Hike in excise duty, hike in diesel prices, waiver of import duty on thermal coal, higher allocation for infra projects, VAT reduction
FMCG
Hike in excise duty, increase in personal tax slabs, measures to discourage gold import
Fertilisers
Cut in per unit subsidy on non-urea fertilisers, raising urea retail price, cutting custom duty on inputs like naphtha, LNG, etc
Infrastructure
Higher budgetary allocation, long- term funding for projects, new services in tax net
Infotech
Incremental allocation under schemes to digitize various departments
Media
Waiver of custom duty on set-top boxes, increase in FDI limit for cable TV multi-system operators
Metals & Mining
Increase in import duty on manganese ore and waiver of import duty on thermal coal, iron ore lumps
Oil & Gas
Increase in prices of petroleum products and waiver of custom duty on LNG, extension sun-set clause on tax incentives
Logistics
Concrete steps to expedite work on the Dedicated Freight corridors and Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
Pharmaceuticals
Higher budgetary allocation for healthcare and increase in tax sops on R&D, extension of Tax holiday on healthcare in Tier II and III towns, infrastructure status for healthcare
Retail
Roll-back (partial or full) of 10% excise duty on retail price of branded garments
Real Estate
Increase in limit of income-tax deduction for interest on housing loans to Rs 3 lakhs
Power
Import duty on power generation equipment, waiver of duty on imported coal, Incentives/measures for SEB reforms with pre-conditions
Telecom
Budget estimates likely to include inflows from 2G auctions, Imposition of import duty on mobile handsets & focus on promoting domestic manufacturing of electronics
