What are inflation and deflation in an economy?
In the economic dialect, inflation refers to the increase of the price level of commodities due to an increase in the quantity of money supply. During the period of inflation, the growth of money supply is faster than the level of productivity in the economy. On the other hand the term ‘deflation’ is used to…
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Budget 2019 impact on individuals
The Union Budget for the financial year 2019-20 was presented by finance minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Friday July 5, 2019. The major impact on budget 2019 proposal on common man is as follows. Individual tax payers with income up to Rs.5 lakh taxable income will get full tax rebate after permissible deductions…
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Who is required to file an Income Tax return in India?
An individual require filing income tax return, if his/her gross total income exceeds the basic exemption limit of income of Rs.2.5 lakh before permissible deductions under Sections 80C to 80U. The people with gross total income below exempted limit of Rs.2.5 lakh or Senior citizen of above 60 years and below 80 years with gross…
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What are BPLR, Base Rate, MCLR, and Repo-linked lending rate(RLLR)?
Banks & Financial Institutions are generally free to determine the lending rates on loans and advances. The method to arrive at Lending Rate has changed drastically over the last decade. The Lending Rate like BPLR, Base Rate, and MCLR internal benchmark rates are used by individual banks to determine the interest rates on their credits.…
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For individuals: No change in personal income tax slabs. Full tax rebate on taxable income (after all applicable deductions) up to Rs. 5 Lakh continues as announced in the interim budget of 2019. 3% surcharge for those in the income bracket ₹2 crore to5 crore, and 7% surcharge on income of ₹5 crore and above.…
RBI relaxes leverage ratio for banks commencing from October 1, 2019
The Reserve Bank Friday (June 28, 2019) relaxed the leverage ratio (LR) for banks from the quarter commencing October 1, 2019. The RBI communiqué said that the decision to relax the leverage ratio for banks is to help them boost their lending capacity. As per RBI notification the leverage ratio stands reduced to 4 per…
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