Nirmala Sitharaman doubles healthcare spending, imposes new agri cess in Union Budget for FY22
Nirmala Sitharaman doubles healthcare spending, imposes new agri cess in Union Budget for FY22 PTI New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed Monday more than doubling of healthcare spending while imposing a new agri cess on certain imported goods and raising customs duty on items ranging from cotton to electronics in a bid to pull the economy out of the trough. In her Union Budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021, Nirmala Sitharaman restricted tax-free interest on retirement fund to Rs 2.5 lakh annually but gave tax exemption on Leave Travel Concession (...