Home > Business > Budget 2004-05 > Report

20% tax on corporate MF unitholders

July 08, 2004 12:27 IST
Last Updated: July 08, 2004 12:35 IST


Finance Minister P Chidambaram has proposed to impose 20 per cent tax on corporate unit holders of mutual funds, in the Union Budget for 2004-05 he presented on Thursday.

  • Equity related Mutual Fund will continue to be exempt from Dividend Tax.
  • TDS and TCS being extended to more activities.
  • Companies doing research on bio-technology to get 100 per cent tax exemption for ten years.
  • 0.15 per cent tax on transaction on securities will be levied.
  • Companies doing research on bio-technology to get 100 per cent tax exemption for ten years.
  • 0.15 per cent tax on transaction on securities will be levied.
  • Peak rate of Customs Duty to continue at 20 per cent.
  • The concession of tax exemption of new industries in J and K extended by one more year to April 1, 2005.
  • Reduction in customs duty in non-alloy steel from 15 per cent to ten per cent, excise duty raised from eight per cent to 12 per cent.
  • Number of concessions on excise duty for agriculture.
  • Tractors will be fully exempted from excise duty against existing 16 per cent.
  • Dairy machinery also fully exempted. Spades and shovels also fully exempted.
  • Health sector to be provided a number of conessions.
  • In health sector, braille, braille typewriters, Braille computers fully exempted from customs duties.

Article Tools
Email this article
Top emailed links
Print this article
Write us a letter
Discuss this article



Related Stories


Budget? What you can expect

I-T exemption may be hiked

India Inc wants easy FDI regime









© Copyright 2004 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.


Budget 2004-05: The Complete Coverage | Rail Budget 2004-05










Copyright © 2004 rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved.