Budget 2013 unveiled:
CORPORATE SECTOR AND MARKETS
* Plans to issue inflation-indexed bonds
* Proposes capital allowance of 15 pct to companies on an 1 billion rupees
* Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) can use investments in corporate, vernment bonds as collateral to meet margin requirements
* Insurance, provident funds can trade directly in debt changes
* FIIs can hedge forex exposure through exchange-traded derivatives
* Investor with less than 10 pct stake in a company will be regarded as FII, more than 10 pct stake as FDI (foreign direct investment)
* Stock exchange regulator will simplify know-your-customer norms for reign portfolio investors
* To implement quickly recommendations of financial sector forms commission
TAX
* Proposes surcharge of 10 pct on rich taxpayers with annual income of more than 10 million rupees a year
* To increase surcharge to 10 pct on domestic companies with annual income of more than 100 million rupees
* To continue 15 pct tax concession on dividend received by India companies from foreign units for one more year
* Propose to impose withholding tax of 20 pct on profit distribution to shareholders
* Propose to reduce securities transaction tax on equity futures to 0.01 pct from 0.017 pct
* Time to introduce commodities transaction tax (CTT)
* CTT on non-agriculture futures contracts at 0.1 pct
Source:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/india-union-budget-2013-chidambaram-idINDEE91R03C20130228