Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday 25 January 2018

A SMALL STEP : A GIANT STRIDE ?


Thanking  You in  Anticipation  !

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Today’s Hindustan Times carries following news :




The finance ministry is considering giving relief to taxpayers in the form of higher income tax deduction, said two government officials familiar with the developments.

The current relief is Rs 2 lakh and discussions are on to increase it to at least Rs 2.5 lakh. The extra deduction, however, will be available only on investments made by taxpayers in government infrastructure projects, the officials said.

“ Discussions are on to give relief to taxpayers in the form of higher tax deduction. The higher deduction will be for investing in infrastructure projects in the form of bonds or through equity-linked savings schemes,” said a government official, who asked not to be named. These investment routes are likely to have a lock-in period, he added.

“There is intent to give tax relief to as many taxpayers as possible, but a higher deduction will mean loss of revenue so the exact quantum of the relief will depend on the government’s fiscal elbowroom,” said another government official.

“ A higher tax deduction for investment in government infrastructure projects would mean more money will be channelized into these projects and in capital markets. Every Rs 10,000 increase in the deductions will lead to an additional investment of Rs 7,500 crore, if we consider 75 lakh people pay income tax in India,” said Girish Vanvari, partner and head, KPMG India.



Dear Shri Jaitleyji :


Thank you in anticipation of such an announcement on 01 Feb 2018


Thank you for reading my following 22 emails where I have suggested that :

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“ Under a BLACK MONEY AMNESTY SCHEME , all hidden income deposited in Infrastructure Bank Accounts ( similar to Jan Dhan Accounts ) , can only be used for investing in Govt Infrastructure SPVs , with a lock-in period of 10 years and all interest / dividend to be only credited to such Infrastructure Bank Accounts and no money can be withdrawn from such accounts for specified period “

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It may still not be too late to enlarge your proposal ( from just raising tax limit, from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh ), which might fetch you a meagre Rs 7,500 crore ( a little over $ 1 Billion, as against Asian Development Bank’s estimate of India’s need for Infra Funds at $ 291 billion / year , for next 14 years ! – with just Shri Nitin Gadkari and Shri Piyush Goyal needing $ 300 Billion for their ministries , in next 4 years ! )


My suggestion could get you Rs  75 lakh*crore  for Infrastructure !


Baba Ramdev and Black Money  [  29  May  2011  ]

Magic Wand ?  [  09  June  2011  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2011/06/magic-wand.html

 

Create Wealth to Create Jobs  [  26  Feb  2014  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2014/02/create-wealth-to-create-jobs.html

 

Don't Ask " How " ?  [  07  April  2014  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2014/04/dont-ask-how.html

 

Next 100 Days  [  16  May  2014  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2014/05/next-100-days.html

 

White Holes of Black Money ?  [  03  June  2014  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2014/06/white-holes-of-black-money.html

 

A CASE FOR ZERO PERSONAL INCOME TAX [ 11 Nov 2014 ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2014/11/a-case-for-zero-personal-income-tax.html

 

A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE ?  [  04  Jan  2015  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2015/01/a-virtuous-circle.html

 

Making Molehill out of Mountain ? [ 19  Nov  2015  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2015/11/making-molehill-out-of-mountain.html

 

STRUCTURAL REFORMS ?  [  30  Jan  2016  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2016/01/structural-reforms.html

 

TIME IS NOW !  [  02  Feb  2016  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2016/02/time-is-now.html

 

Don't Expect This in Budget  [  28  Feb  2016  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2016/02/dont-expect-this-in-budget.html

 

Quantum Jump ?  [  29  Feb  2016  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2016/02/quantum-jump.html

 

Making India a Tax Haven ?  [  04  April  2016  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2016/04/making-india-tax-haven.html

 

FDI : By any other name ?  [  01  July  2016  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2016/07/fdi-by-any-other-name.html

 

Prime Minister Who Listens  [  03  Dec  2016  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2016/12/prime-minister-who-listens.html

 

One Infrastructure SPV ? More will follow  [  20  March  2017 ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/03/one-infrastructure-spv-more-will-follow.html

 

 

What Goes Out , Comes Back ?  [  05 May  2017  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/05/what-goes-out-comes-back.html

 

Private Sector in Infrastructure ?  [ 28  July  2017  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/07/private-sector-in-infrastructure.html

 

Nibbling on Crumbs ?  [  08  Aug  2017  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/08/nibbling-on-crumbs.html

 

How to Raise $ 500 BILLION  [  17  Sept  2017  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/09/how-to-raise-500-billion.html

 

From Garbage to Power ?  [  16  Jan  2018  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2018/01/from-garbage-to-power.html

 

 

25  Jan  2018

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