BUDGET 2011_12
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented to parliament India's federal budget for the coming financial year beginning in April. Mukherjee however exuded confidence that the RBI's monetary policy would lead to moderation in inflation in the coming months. Mukherjee also put emphasis on increasing agricultural productivity to curb food inflation. The Finance Minister did not disappoint individual tax payers either and raised the threshold income tax limit to Rs. 1.8 lakh from the present Rs. 1.6 lakh. This now becomes uniform for both men and women. He brought down the eligibility age for senior citizen's tax exemption to 60 years from 65. Mukherjee also announced that exemption for senior citizens would be Rs. 2.5 lakh from the present Rs. 2.4 lakh. He also announced a special category of tax-paying senior citizens. Those 80 or above would get an exemption of Rs. 5 lakh, he said. Mukherjee also said last year had been a remarkable fiscal year and that th