Key Highlights: Budget 2022

Key Highlights, Budget 2022 –

  • ⦁ GDP growth for FY 22 is expected to be 9.2%, the highest for any large economy.
  • ⦁ PLI (Production Linked Incentive scheme) in 14 sectors for Aatmanirbhar Bharat to create 6 million jobs, an additional allocation of Rs 19,500 crore for PLI in solar PV module manufacturing.
  • ⦁ Promoting Fintech and the digital economy is a focus area for this budget.
  • ⦁ 75 digital banking systems in 75 districts by scheduled commercial banks.
  • ⦁ IBC to be amended to improve the efficiency of the resolution process, including cross border.
  • ⦁ Core Banking Services to start in Post offices.
  • ⦁ PM Gati-shakti master-plan Has scope to enhance multimodal communication through 7 engines, 2000 km of the rail network to be brought under KAVACH & Highway network to grow by 25,000 km in FY23.
  • ⦁ Contracts for implementation of multimodal logistics parks at 4 locations to be awarded in 2022-23, in PPP Mode.
  • ⦁ ECLGS (Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme) to be extended up to March 2023, guaranteed cover extended by another Rs 50,000 crore.
  • ⦁ 8 million new dwellings in rural, urban areas to be completed under PM Awas Yojana.
  • ⦁ Rs 2.37 trillion worth of MSP direct payments to wheat and paddy farmers.
  • ⦁ Rs 2 trillion outlay for MSMEs. Additional loans for 13 mn MSMEs.
  • ⦁ Rs 48,000 crore allocated to housing projects under *PM Housing Scheme* for FY23, Rs 1,500 crore allocated for the development of the Northeast in FY23 & Desh stack e-portal to be launched to promote Digital infra.
  • ⦁ New provision to file the updated return within 2 years of the relevant assessment year.
  • ⦁ The alternate minimum tax for cooperative societies down from 18.5% to 15%.
  • ⦁ The tax deduction limit for state Govt employees* to NPS was raised from 10% to 14%**.
  • ⦁ Surcharge on Corporate tax pruned from 12% to 7% Surcharge on the transfer of long-term capital gains tax capped at 15%.
  • ⦁ Tax exemption to start-ups extended to March 2023.
  • ⦁ Gross GST collection for January 2022 at a record Rs 1.41 trillion.
  • ⦁ No change in income tax slab.
  • ⦁ Electric Vehicles battery-swapping policy is to be brought out with interoperability standards.
  • ⦁ Concessional duty on import of capital goods to be phased out.
  • ⦁ Duty on unpolished diamonds to be reduced to 5%.
  • ⦁ Customs duty on steel scrap extended by a year.
  • ⦁ RBI led digital rupee using blockchain to be launched in FY23, *1% TDS* on the transfer of virtual digital assets & income to be taxed at 30%.
  • ⦁ 68% of capital outlay for the Domestic defense industry.
  • ⦁ Revised Fiscal Deficit 6.9% of GDP in FY22 as against 6.8% in Budget estimates, Fiscal deficit at 6.4% in FY23.
  • ⦁ Total expenditure in FY23 estimated at Rs 39.45 trillion; total resources mobilization to be Rs 22.84 trillion other than borrowing.

Budget Updates – 2022

Update on Budget 2022 –

  • ⦁ FM Housing projects allotted Rs 48,000 crore for FY23 under the PM Housing scheme. Rs 60,000 Cr allocated to cover 3.8 crore households for tap-water.
  • ⦁ Chemical-free natural farming is to be promoted throughout the country. FY22 farm procurement value to be ₹2.37 lakh crore. To implement the scheme to lower dependence on oilseed imports.
  • ⦁ Rs 1,500 Cr to be allotted for development initiatives for northeast in FY23.
  • ⦁ Required spectrum auction for 5G rollout to be conducted in FY22-23. Contracts for laying optical fibers via PPP mode will be awarded in FY23.
  • ⦁ 68% of capital procurement budget to be earmarked for domestic Defence Industry. To set up an umbrella body for Defence Equipment Certification.
  • ⦁ Additional allocation of Rs 19,500 crore for PLI in solar Photovoltaic module manufacturing, says FM.
  • ⦁ Capital goods stocks FY23 Capex target at Rs 7.50 lakh crore from Rs. 5.5 lakh crore in FY22.
  • ⦁ BUDGET 2022: CRYPTO: INDIA FIN MIN SAYS TO LAUNCH CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL RUPEE CURRENCY.
  • ⦁ 68% of defense Capex to be kept for domestic cos. Defense R&D will be opened up for industry startups, says FM.
  • ⦁ Slab raised from 10% to 14% for contribution to NPS by employers.
  • ⦁ Crypto transactions are to be taxed at 30% without any deductions.
  • ⦁ LTCG surcharge capped at 15% for unlisted assets (earlier it was graded) – this is enormous for HNIs.
  • ⦁ Customs duty on Steel Scrap extended by one year.
  • ⦁ Duty On Unpolished diamonds Is Reduced To 5% Duty Reduced on Selective Chemicals specially used in Petchem Customs Duty On Umbrellas Increased To 20% Customs Duty On Steel Scrap Extended For 1 Year.
  • ⦁ Customs duty on methanol and acetic acid reduced Positive for Balaji amines, alkylamine (methanol is a raw material) Negative for Acetic acid producer- GNFC.

All IECs not been updated after 01.07.2020 will be de-activated –

⦁ All IECs (Import Export Code) which have not been updated after 01.07.2020 shall be de-activated with effect from 01.02.2022. The list of such IECs may be seen at the link (https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/?opt=IECDL). The concerned IEC holders are provided an opportunity to update their IEC in this interim period till 31.01.2022, failing which the IECs shall be de-activated from 01.02.2022. Any IEC where an online updation application has been submitted but is pending with the DGFT RA for approval shall be excluded from the de-activation list.

⦁ It may further be noted that any IEC so de-activated, would have the opportunity for automatic re-activation without any manual intervention or any visits to the DGFT RA. For IEC re-activation after 31.01.2022, the said IEC holder may navigate to the DGFT website and update their IEC online. Upon successful updation, the given IEC shall be activated again and transmitted accordingly to the Customs system with the updated status.

Reference is drawn to Notification No. 58/2015-2020 dated 12.02.2021, 11/2015- 2020 dated 01.07.2021, 16/2015-2020 dated 09.08.2021, whereby it was mandated by DGFT to all IEC holders to ensure that details in their IEC is updated electronically every year during April-June period (for which no user charges were to be borne by the IEC holder). Based on representations received from the IEC holders who had not updated their IECs, the period of
updation was extended up to 31.07.2021 and subsequently to 31.08.2021. Due intimations were also provided vide Trade Notice 18/2021-2022 dated 20.09.2021 and Trade Notice 25/2021-22 dated 19.11.2021 prior to the phase-wise deactivation of the IECs not updated yet.

In continuation to the aforementioned notification(s) and Trade Notice(s) and as per para 2.05(e) of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), the third phase of deactivation of IECs which are not yet updated is being started.

“GePP-On” new functionality for generating E-invoicing (GST, Helping Business –

With the intent of – helping businesses – to generate e-invoices (GST), NIC has released an application known as ‘GePP-On’. (GST e-Invoice Preparing and Printing (GePP) Tool)

To generate e-invoices using GePP-on application, one needs to enter the invoice details in the form designed in the application.

Following are the features of GePP-On:

1. Browser-desktop based application that works on mobile devices as well
2. Generation of IRN
3. Cancellation of IRN
4. Generation of e-way bill number along with IRN
5. Printing of e-invoice with QR Code
6. You can create customer and HSN master
7. Designed to work in offline mode
8. Backup and restoration of data and many such related features.

Currently, the beta version of “GePP-On” is released for businesses that are enabled for e-invoice generation.

These businesses can use the existing login credentials to access the application. Shortly, the final version of GePP-On will be made available.

Download link to GePP:https://einv-apisandbox.nic.in/gepp/#/

The efforts to release of GePP-On application for e-invoice generation is a welcome move, not only for businesses that are already enabled for e-invoicing but also would benefit many small businesses in the coming days, when more businesses are brought under the ambit of e-invoicing.