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Reliance, Indorama Synthetics, Grasim among others to be impacted. The hike in the excise duty from 4 per cent to 8 per cent on man-made fibre and yarn, and on several other inputs for synthetic textiles, may push the industry’s back against the wall.
Personal income tax exemption limit has been increased for small and marginal taxpayers and senior citizens. The personal income tax exemption limit for senior citizens has gone up by Rs15,000, from Rs 2.25 lakh to Rs 2.40 lakh.
MUMBAI, July 7 (Reuters) - Textile maker Alok Industries Ltd will raise prices of its polyester yarn products by about 2 rupees a kg from Tuesday after the federal government raised the excise duty on yarn on Monday.
The reintroduction of 4 per cent optional excise duty for cotton textile products is welcoming sign.
In order to modernise the Indian textile industry, the finance minister has increased the allocation to the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) by 188 per cent to Rs 3,140 crore (Rs 31.40 billion) for 2009-10 as against Rs 1,090 crore (Rs 10.90 billion) for the corresponding period last year.
FM has left Cenvat duty unchanged at 8%, thereby continuing the stimulus for a still-weak industry while also giving some indication of the rates in the goods and services tax regime.
The Budget has disappointed the textile sector. The sector, while reacting to the Budget has said that the sector will not see inclusive growth because the government has not announced any stimulus package nor has increased the duty drawback rates from the prevalent 8%.
Ahmedabad, July 6 The textile industry received this Budget with mixed feelings. Mr Sunil Khandelwal, Chief Financial Officer, Alok Industries Ltd , summed it up “It is positive that they have not introduced anything negative, and so I would call it a neutral Budget,” while Mr S.K. Gupta of Raymond Ltd said they needed more time to study it properly.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented the Union Budget. Following are the highlights.
Fitch Ratings-New Delhi/Singapore-06 July 2009: Fitch Ratings says today that India's FY10 budget proposals are long-term positive for the oil and gas sector, provided they are implemented earnestly.
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