Interim Budget 2024-25: 8 highlights from last year Budget

By Editorji News Desk
Published on | Feb 01, 2024

Total Budget

FM Sitharaman presented a budget, worth Rs 45,03,097 crore last year

Road Transport

Outlays for road transport hiked by 24.4% to Rs 2,70,000 crore

Education budget

The education budget was raised to Rs 1,13,000 crore for FY24

Health budget

The health budget was raised to Rs 88,950 crore for FY24

Defence budget

Defence budget was increased by 13.8% to Rs 5.94 lakh crore year-on-year

Saptarishi

The govt released seven priorities during Amrit Kal including development of all sections of the society, infrastructure, green growth among others

Income Tax

Income tax rebate was increased to Rs 7 lakh and basic exemption limit also went up to Rs 3,00,000 under the new tax regime

Indirect taxes

Last year's budget increased the national calamity contingent duty on cigarettes by about 16%, reduced duty on crude to 2.5% among others