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International business is surrounded by risk, especially if you do not have the required information and the right guidance before venturing into it. As a startup or leading brand in export business, you have to offer your hopes to the fact that everything should just work well and as planned. There used to be times when, paying for merchant goods were done using physical cash (precious stones) and some people go for landing properties in the importers region. Even at that, the exporter is not very sure, he/she will be paid for his goods.At the time financial industry experienced revolution and changed to the modern day banking system, it became the most reliable means of paying for good between exporter and importer. This brought a certain degree of relief, and trust in the heart of both parties. And that brings us to discussing the importance of banks in Export Import business over the years.In the below points, we will discuss the view of Small Business alongside Chidiebere Moses Ogbodo on the importance of commercial banks in the Import Export industry.Improved Significance for both the Exporter and ImporterWithout commercial banks, the international finance and import-export industry would not exist. Commercial banks make possible the reliable transfer of funds and translation of business practices between different countries and different customs all over the world. The global nature of commercial banking also makes possible the distribution of valuable economic and business information among customers and the capital markets of all countries. Commercial banking also serves as a worldwide barometer of economic health and business trends.Foreign Branch Banking and Ease of PaymentSome small commercial banks limit their reach to the local business community; but as business has gone global, so have commercial banks. Large banks such as Citigroup, Bank of America and Chase are retail (consumer) banks that also maintain full commercial banking activities in the United States with branches in many countries. These larger banks may act as affiliates of smaller banks that do not have branch presences in other countries. Through foreign branch banking, U.S. based multinational companies can consolidate their financial business at a single bank that handles their trade finance, currency transactions, project loans, payroll, cash management investments and deposit accounts throughout the world. Commercial banks also arrange deals between their customers globally, including strategic partnerships and project fulfillment agreements.Trade Financing Across Intercontinental SpaceCommercial banks doing international business are also called merchant banks because they finance trade between companies and customers located in different countries. This is done by issuing LOCs that indicate the customer has deposited the full amount due on an order with a company located in a different country. The seller company can then feel assured of being paid if it ships goods to its offshore customer. The LOC may also be used by the company to guarantee a manufacturer’s loan, allowing it to finance the manufacture of the goods to be delivered. Without LOCs, companies would face considerable expense in investigating their foreign customers to make sure they are legitimate and creditworthy, and complying with laws and regulations of the different countries in which they do business.Foreign Exchange Opportunity for Both PartiesIn order to facilitate international trade and development, commercial banks convert and trade foreign currencies. When a company is doing business in another country it may be paid in the currency of that country. While some of these revenues will be used to pay workers in that country and for administrative expense such as office rent, utilities and supplies, the company may need to purchase goods from a neighboring country in that country’s currency, or convert cash to its native currency for return to the home office.Corporate Finance and Maintenance of Corporate Relationship Between the Both PartiesCompanies always need to borrow money to cover purchases of raw materials, machinery parts, inventory and/or payroll. Banks with overseas branches or affiliates can simplify the process of corporate finance throughout a company’s organization by consolidating the transaction procedures, reporting and record keeping. It is much easier for a company manager to do business in her own language with a banker located nearby who handles her global business finance needs than it would be for her to develop banking relationships in every country where she does business. Her international commercial bank can also provide referrals to professional service firms in other countries, as well as arrange introductions to other companies appropriate as customers or for strategic partnerships.Miscellaneous Banking Services Which is Beyond the Usual banking SolutionsCorporate checking accounts, currency specific credit cards and lock boxes are also offered by commercial banking to help make foreign trade possible for a company. Lock boxes are particularly helpful for collecting payments from overseas customers and reporting receipts daily for cash management purposes. Currency-specific credit cards are also important in eliminating the cost of cross currency purchasing, which normally is done at expensive valuation levels.From The Desk of APEDA: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority. You will learn all about the Export Import Banking Characteristics and why you need them.This is applicable to the people within the India region.Note: In the below Details; EXIM; means — Export ImportEXIM Bank extends Lines of Credit (LOCs) to overseas governments, financial institutions, regional banks and other overseas entities, to finance India’s exports to those countries. EXIM Bank’s LOC is a risk-free, non-recourse export financing option available to Indian exporters for promoting their exports. Under this arrangement, overseas importers are required to pay advance payment to Indian exporters, which is usually 10% of the contract value. EXIM Bank pays the balance amount, which is normally 90% of the contract value, to Indian exporters through negotiating banks in India, upon shipment of goods. EXIM Bank also operates LOCs, announced by the Government of India, to the country’s trading partners.Forms of Financial Assistance Provided by EXIM Bank to Indian Exporters :1. Delayed Payment Exports — Term loans are provided to those exporters who deal with exporting of goods and services and this enables them to offer delayed credit to the foreign buyers. This system of deferred credit covers Indian consultancies, technology and other services. Commercial banks take part in this program either directly or under risk syndication arrangements.2. Pre-shipment credit — Indian companies which are highly involved in the execution of export activities beyond the cycle time of six months are funded by EXIM Bank. The construction or turnkey project exporters enjoy the provision of rupee mobilization.3. Term loans for export production — EXIM Bank offers term loans to the 100 percent export oriented units, units involved in free trade zones, and exporters of various soft ware’s in India. EXIM bank also works in association with International Finance Corporation, Washington, to provide financial assistance to the small scale and medium industrial units in terms of ameliorating the export production capacity of these units in India. EXIM Bank also provides funded and non- funded facilities to deemed exports from India.4. Foreign Investment Finance — EXIM bank provides financial assistance for equity contribution to the Indian companies who form Joint Venture with the foreign companies.5. Financing export marketing — It helps the exporters carry out their export market development plan in Indian market.Export Credit Insurance-Export Finance :Eligibility : Any bank authorized to deal in foreign exchange can obtain the Export Finance Cover in respect of its exporter-client who has been classified as a standard asset and whose CR is acceptable to ECGC.Period Of Cover : 12 monthsEligible Advances : Advances against incentives such as cash assistance, duty drawback, etc., receivable at post-shipment stage.Protection Offered : Against losses that may be incurred in extending post-shipment advances against incentives due to protracted default or insolvency of the exporter-client.Percentage of Cover : 75%Premium : 6 paise per Rs.100 p.m. on the highest amount outstanding on any day during the month.Maximum Liability : 75% of the post-shipment limit sanctioned to the account.Important Obligations Of The Bank : Monthly declaration of advances granted and payment of premium before 10th of succeeding month. Approval of the Corporation for extension of due date beyond 360 days from due date to be obtained. Default to be reported within 4 months from due date or extended due date of advances, if not recovered, filing of claim within 6 months of the Report of Default. Recovery action after payment of claim and the subsequent sharing of recovery.Highlights : Banks can take the cover selectively. Banks having ECIB-WTPS are eligible for concessionary premium rate and higher percentage of cover as applicable.

Three prominent themes of the BudgetAspirational India - better standards of living with access to health, education and better jobs for all sections of the societyEconomic Development for all - “Sabka Saath , Sabka Vikas , Sabka Vishwas”.Caring Society - both humane and compassionate; Antyodaya as an article of faith.Three broad themes are held together by:Corruption free, policy-driven Good Governance.Clean and sound financial sector.Ease of Living underlined by the three themes of Union Budget 2020-21.Three components of Aspirational IndiaAgriculture, Irrigation, and Rural DevelopmentWellness, Water, and SanitationEducation and SkillsSixteen Action Points for Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural DevelopmentRs. 2.83 lakh crore to be allocated for the following 16 Action Points:Rs. 1.60 lakh crore for Agriculture, Irrigation & allied activities.Rs. 1.23 lakh crore for Rural development & Panchayati Raj. -Agriculture credit:Rs. 15 lakh crore target set for the year 2020-21.PM-KISAN beneficiaries to be covered under the KCC scheme.NABARD Re-finance Scheme to be further expanded.Comprehensive measures for 100 water-stressed districts proposed.Blue Economy:Rs. 1 lakh crore fisheries’ exports to be achieved by 2024-25.200 lakh tonnes fish production targeted by 2022-23.3477 Sagar Mitras and 500 Fish Farmer Producer Organisations to involve youth in fisheries extension.Growing of algae, sea-weed and cage culture to be promoted.Framework for development, management and conservation of marine fishery resources.Kisan Rail to be setup by Indian Railways through PPP:To build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables (milk, meat, fish, etc.Express and Freight trains to have refrigerated coaches.Krishi Udaan to be launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation:Both international and national routes to be covered.North-East and tribal districts to realize Improved value of agri-products.One-Product One-District for better marketing and export in the Horticulture sector.Balanced use of all kinds of fertilizers - traditional organic and innovative fertilizers.Measures for organic, natural, and integrated farming:Jaivik Kheti Portal – online national organic products market to be strengthened.Zero-Budget Natural Farming (mentioned in July 2019 Budget) to be included.o Integrated Farming Systems in rain-fed areas to be expanded.o Multi-tier cropping, bee-keeping, solar pumps, solar energy production in non-cropping season to be added.PM-KUSUM to be expanded:20 lakh farmers to be provided for setting up stand-alone solar pumps.Another 15 lakh farmers to be helped to solarise their grid-connected pump sets.Scheme to enable farmers to set up solar power generation capacity on their fallow/barren lands and to sell it to the grid.Village Storage Scheme:To be run by the SHGs to provide farmers a good holding capacity and reduce their logistics cost.Women, SHGs to regain their position as Dhaanya Lakshmi.NABARD to map and geo-tag agri-warehouses, cold storages, reefer van facilities, etc.Warehousing in line with Warehouse Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) norms:Viability Gap Funding for setting up such efficient warehouses at the block/taluk level.Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) to undertake such warehouse building.Financing on Negotiable Warehousing Receipts (e-NWR) to be integrated with e-NAM.State governments who undertake implementation of model laws (issued by the Central government) to be encouraged.Livestock:Doubling of milk processing capacity to 108 million MT from 53.5 million MT by 2025.Artificial insemination to be increased to 70% from the present 30%.MNREGS to be dovetailed to develop fodder farms.Foot and Mouth Disease, Brucellosis in cattle and Peste Des Petits ruminants (PPR) in sheep and goat to be eliminated by 2025.Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – 0.5 crore households mobilized with 58 lakh SHGs for poverty alleviation.Wellness, Water and SanitationRs. 69,000 crore allocated for overall Healthcare sector.Rs. 6400 crore (out of Rs. 69,000 crore) for PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY):More than 20,000 hospitals already empanelled under PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).Viability Gap Funding window proposed for setting up hospitals in the PPP mode.Aspirational Districts with no Ayushman empanelled hospitals to be covered in the first phase.Targeting diseases with an appropriately designed preventive regime using Machine Learning and AI.Jan Aushadhi Kendra Scheme to offer 2000 medicines and 300 surgicals in all districts by 2024.TB Harega Desh Jeetega campaign launched - commitment to end Tuberculosis by 2025.Rs. 3.60 lakh crore approved for Jal Jeevan Mission:Rs. 11,500 crore for the year 2020-21.Augmenting local water sources, recharging existing sources, and promoting water harvesting and de-salination.Cities with million-plus population to be encouraged to achieve the objective during the current year itself.Rs.12, 300 crore allocation for Swachh Bharat Mission in 2020-21:Committment to ODF-Plus in order to sustain ODF behaviour.Emphasis on liquid and grey water management.o Focus also on Solid-waste collection, source segregation, and processing.Education and SkillsRs. 99,300 crore for education sector and Rs. 3000 crore for skill development in 2020-21.New Education Policy to be announced soon.National Police University and National Forensic Science University proposed for policing science, forensic science, and cyber-forensics.Degree level full-fledged online education program by Top-100 institutions in the National Institutional Ranking Framework.Up to 1-year internship to fresh engineers to be provided by Urban Local Bodies.Budget proposes to attach a medical college to an existing district hospital in PPP mode.Special bridge courses to be designed by the Ministries of Health, and Skill Development:To fulfill the demand for teachers, nurses, para-medical staff and care-givers abroad.To bring in equivalence in the skill sets of the workforce and employers’ standards.150 higher educational institutions to start apprenticeship embedded degree/diploma courses by March 2021.External Commercial Borrowings and FDI to be enabled for education sector.Ind-SAT proposed for Asian and African countries as a part of Study in India program.Economic DevelopmentIndustry, Commerce and InvestmentRs. 27,300 crore allocated for 2020-21 for development and promotion of Industry and Commerce.Investment Clearance Cell proposed to be set up:o To provide “end to end” facilitation and support.o To work through a portal.Five new smart cities proposed to be developed.Scheme to encourage manufacture of mobile phones, electronic equipment and semi-conductor packaging proposed.National Technical Textiles Mission to be set up:o With four-year implementation period from 2020-21 to 2023-24.o At an estimated outlay of Rs 1480 crore.o To position India as a global leader in Technical Textiles.New scheme NIRVIK to be launched to achieve higher export credit disbursement, which provides for:o Higher insurance coverageo Reduction in premium for small exporterso Simplified procedure for claim settlements.Turnover of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) proposed to be taken to Rs 3 lakh crore.Scheme for Revision of duties and taxes on exported products to be launched.o Exporters to be digitally refunded duties and taxes levied at the Central, State and local levels, which are otherwise not exempted or refunded.All Ministries to issue quality standard orders as per PM’s vision of “Zero Defect-Zero Effect” manufacturing.InfrastructureRs.100 lakh crore to be invested on infrastructure over the next 5 years.National Infrastructure Pipeline:o Rs. 103 lakh crore worth projects; launched on 31st December 2019.o More than 6500 projects across sectors, to be classified as per their size and stage of development.A National Logistics Policy to be released soon:o To clarify roles of the Union Government, State Governments and key regulators.o A single window e-logistics market to be createdo Focus to be on generation of employment, skills and making MSMEs competitive.National Skill Development Agency to give special thrust to infrastructure-focused skill development opportunities.Project preparation facility for infrastructure projects proposed.o To actively involve young engineers, management graduates and economists from Universities.Infrastructure agencies of the government to involve youth-power in start-ups.Rs.1.7 lakh crore proposed for transport infrastructure in 2020-21.Highways:Accelerated development of highways to be undertaken, including:o 2500 Km access control highways.o 9000 Km of economic corridors.o 2000 Km of coastal and land port roads.o 2000 Km of strategic highways.Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and two other packages to be completed by 2023.Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway to be started.Proposed to monetise at least 12 lots of highway bundles of over 6000 Km before 2024.Indian Railways:Five measures:o Large solar power capacity to be set up alongside rail tracks, on land owned by railways.o Four station re-development projects and operation of 150 passenger trains through PPP.o More Tejas type trains to connect iconic tourist destinations.o High speed train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to be actively pursued.o 148 km long Bengaluru Suburban transport project at a cost of Rs 18600 crore, to have fares on metro model. Central Government to provide 20% of equity and facilitate external assistance up to 60% of the project cost.Indian Railways’ achievements:o 550 Wi-fi facilities commissioned in as many stations.o Zero unmanned crossings.o 27000 Km of tracks to be electrified.Ports & Water-ways:Corporatizing at least one major port and its listing on stock exchanges to be considered.Governance framework keeping with global benchmarks needed for more efficient sea-ports.Economic activity along river banks to be energised as per Prime Minister’s Arth Ganga concept.Airports:100 more airports to be developed by 2024 to support Udaan scheme.Air fleet number expected to go up from present 600 to 1200 during this time.Electricity:“Smart” metering to be promoted.More measures to reform DISCOMs to be taken.Power:Rs.22, 000 crore proposed for power and renewable energy sector in 2020-21.Expansion of national gas grid from the present 16200 km to 27000 km proposed.Further reforms to facilitate transparent price discovery and ease of transactions.New EconomyTo take advantage of new technologies:o Policy to enable private sector to build Data Centre parks throughout the country to be brought out soon.o Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connections through Bharatnet to link 100,000 gram panchayats this year.o Rs.6000 crore proposed for Bharatnet programme in 2020-21.Measures proposed to benefit Start-ups:o A digital platform to be promoted to facilitate seamless application and capture of IPRs.o Knowledge Translation Clusters to be set up across different technology sectors including new and emerging areas.o For designing, fabrication and validation of proof of concept, and further scaling up Technology Clusters, harbouring test beds and small scale manufacturing facilities to be established.o Mapping of India’s genetic landscape- Two new national level Science Schemes to be initiated to create a comprehensive database.o Early life funding proposed, including a seed fund to support ideation and development of early stage Start-ups.Rs.8000 crore proposed over five years for National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications.Caring SocietyFocus on:o Women & child,o Social Welfare;o Culture and TourismAllocation of Rs. 35,600 crore for nutrition-related programmes proposed for the FY2020-21.Rs.28, 600 crore proposed for women specific programs.Issue about age of a girl entering motherhood - proposed to appoint a task force to present its recommendations in six months’ time.Financial support for wider acceptance of technologies, identified by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to ensure no manual cleaning of sewer systems or septic tanks, to be provided.Rs. 85, 000 crore proposed for 2020-21 for welfare of Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes.Rs. 53, 700 crore provided to further development and welfare of Scheduled Tribes.Enhanced allocation of Rs. 9,500 crore provided for 2020-21 for senior citizens and Divyang.Culture & TourismAllocation of Rs. 2500 crore for 2020-21 for tourism promotion.Rs.3150 crore proposed for Ministry of Culture for 2020-21.An Indian Institute of Heritage and Conservation under Ministry of Culture proposed; with the status of a deemed University.5 archaeological sites to be developed as iconic sites with on-site Museums:o Rakhigarhi (Haryana)o Hastinapur (Uttar Pradesh)o Shivsagar (Assam)o Dholavira (Gujarat)o Adichanallur (Tamil Nadu)Re-curation of the Indian Museum in Kolkata, announced by Prime Minister in January 2020.Museum on Numismatics and Trade to be located in the historic Old Mint building in Kolkata.4 more museums from across the country to be taken up for renovation and re-curation.Support for setting up of a Tribal Museum in Ranchi (Jharkhand).Maritime museum to be set up at Lothal- the Harrapan age maritime site near Ahmedabad, by Ministry of Shipping.State governments expected to develop a roadmap for certain identified destinations and formulate financial plans during 2021 against which specified grants to be made available to the States in 2020-21.Environment & Climate ChangeAllocation for this purpose to be Rs.4400 crore for 2020-21.Proposed to advise the utilities to close the running old thermal power plants with carbon emission above the pre-set norms.States that are formulating and implementing plans for ensuring cleaner air in cities above one million to be encouraged.PM launched Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) with Secretariat in Delhi. Second such international initiative after International Solar Alliance.GovernanceClean, corruption-free, policy driven, good in intent and most importantly trusting in faith.Taxpayer Charter to be enshrined in the Statute will bring fairness and efficiency in tax administration.Companies Act to be amended to build into statues, criminal liability for certain acts that are civil in nature.Other laws with such provisions are to be corrected after examination.Major reforms in recruitment to Non-Gazetted posts in Government and Public sector banks:An independent, professional and specialist National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting a computer-based online Common Eligibility Test for recruitment.A test-centre in every district, particularly in the Aspirational Districts.A robust mechanism to be evolved for appointment including direct recruitment to various Tribunals and specialised bodies to attract best talents and professional experts.Contract Act to be strengthened.New National Policy on Official Statistics to:Promote use of latest technologies including AI.Lay down a road-map towards modernised data collection, integrated information portal and timely dissemination of information.A sum of Rs. 100 crore allocated to begin the preparations for G20 presidency to be hosted in India in the year 2022.Development of North East region:Improved flow of funds using online portal by the Government.Greater access to financial assistance of Multilateral and Bilateral funding agencies.Development of Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh:An amount of Rs. 30,757 crore provided for the financial year 2020-21.o The Union Territory of Ladakh has been provided with Rs. 5,958.Financial SectorReforms accomplished in PSBs :10 banks consolidated into 4.Rs. 3,50,000 crore capital infused.Governance reforms to be carried out to bring in transparency and greater professionalism in PSBs.Few PSBs to be encouraged to approach the capital market to raise additional capitalDeposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) permitted to increase Deposit Insurance Coverage to Rs. 5 lakh from Rs.1 lakh per depositor.Scheduled Commercial Bank’s health under monitoring through a robust mechanism, keeping depositors’ money safe.Cooperative Banks to be strengthen by amending Banking Regulation Act for:Increasing professionalism.Enabling access to capital.Improving governance and oversight for sound banking through the RBI.NBFCs eligibility limit for debt recovery reduced from:Rs. 500 crore to Rs 100 crore asset size.Rs 1 crore to Rs 50 lakh loan size.Private capital in Banking system:Government to sell its balance holding in IDBI Bank to private, retail and institutional investors through the stock exchange.Easier mobility in jobs:Auto-enrolment in Universal Pension coverage.Inter-operability mechanism to safeguard the accumulated corpus.Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority of India Act to be amended to:Strengthen regulating role of PFRDAI.Facilitate separation of NPS trust for government employees from PFRDAI.Enable establishment of a Pension Trust by the employees other than Government.Factor Regulation Act 2011 to be amended to:Enable NBFCs to extend invoice financing to the MSMEs through TReDSNew scheme to provide subordinate debt for entrepreneurs of MSMEs by the banksWould be counted as quasi-equity.Would be fully guaranteed through the Credit Guarantee Trust for Medium and Small Entrepreneurs (CGTMSE).The corpus of the CGTMSE would accordingly be augmented by the government.Window for MSME’s debt restructuring by RBI to be extended by one year till March 31, 2021.More than five lakh MSMEs have already been benefitted.An app-based invoice financing loans product for MSMEs to be launched.To prevent the problem of delayed payments and consequential cash flows mismatches.Export promotion of MSMEs:For selected sector such as pharmaceuticals, auto components and others.An Rs 1000 crore scheme anchored by EXIM Bank together with SIDBI.o Hand holding support for technology upgradations, R&D, business strategy etc.Financial MarketDeepening Bond Market.Certain specified categories of Government securities to be opened fully for non -resident investors also.FPI limit in corporate bonds increased to 15% from 9% of its outstanding stock.New legislation to be formulated for laying down a mechanism for netting of financial contracts.Scope of credit default swaps to expand.Debt Based Exchange Traded Fund expanded by a new Debt-ETF consisting primarily of Government Securities.To give attractive access to retail investors, pension funds and long-term investors.A Partial Credit Guarantee scheme for the NBFCs formulated post the Union budget 2019-20 to address their liquidity constraints.New mechanism to be devised to further this.o Government support to securities so floated.Infrastructure FinancingRs.103 lakh crore National Infrastructure Pipeline projects earlier announced.Rs 22,000 crore to cater to the equity support to Infrastructure Finance Companies such as IIFCL and a subsidiary of NIIF.IFSC, GIFT city: full of potential to become a centre of international finance as well as a centre for high end data processing:o An International Bullion exchange(s) to be set up as an additional option for trade by global market participants with the approval of regulator.DisinvestmentGovernment to sell a part of its holding in LIC by way of Initial Public Offer (IPO).Fiscal ManagementXV Finance Commission (FC):o XV Finance Commission has given its first report for FY2020-21o Recommendations accepted in substantial measureo Its final report for five years beginning 2021-22 to be submitted during the latter part of the year.GST Compensation Fund:o Balances due out of collection of the years 2016-17 and 2017-18 to be transferred to the Fund, in two instalments.o Hereinafter, transfers to the fund to be limited only to collection by way of GST compensation cess.Overhaul of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes necessary:o To align them with emerging social and economic needs of tomorrowo To ensure that scarce public resources are spent optimallyOn the recent debate over transparency and credibility of projected fiscal numbers, it is assured that procedure adopted is compliant with the FRBM Act.For the FY 2019-20:o Revised Estimates of Expenditure: at Rs.26.99 lakh croreo Revised Estimates of Receipts: estimated at Rs.19.32 lakh crore.For year 2020-21:o Nominal growth of GDP estimated at 10%.o Receipts: estimated at Rs.22.46 lakh cro Expenditure: at Rs.30.42 lakh cr.Significant tax reforms for boosting investments recently undertaken. However, expected tax buoyancy expected to take time.Fiscal deficit of 3.8% estimated in RE 2019-20 and 3.5% for BE 2020-21. It comprises two ingredients;o 3.3% for year 2019-20 and 3% for the 2020-21 budget estimate.o Deviation of 0.5%, consistent with Section 4(3) of FRBM Act, both for RE 2019-20 and BE 2020-21. (Section 4 (2) of the FRBM Act provides for a trigger mechanism for a deviation from the estimated fiscal deficit on account of structural reforms in the economy with unanticipated fiscal implications.)o Return path, committing to fiscal consolidation without compromising needs of investment out of public funds, is laid in Medium Term Fiscal Policy cum Strategy Statement.o Market borrowings: Net market borrowings: Rs.4.99 lakh crore for 2019-20 and Rs.5.36 lakh crore for 2020-21.A good part of the borrowings for the financial year 2020-21 to go towards Capital expenditure that has been scaled up by more than 21%.Direct TaxDirect Tax Proposals - To stimulate growth, simplify tax structure, bring ease of compliance, and reduce litigations.Personal Income Tax:Significant relief to middle class taxpayers.New and simplified personal income tax regime proposed:Taxable Income Slab (Rs.)Existing tax ratesNew tax rates0-2.5 LakhExemptExempt2.5-5 Lakh5%5%5-7.5 Lakh20%10%7.5-10 Lakh20%15%10-12.5 Lakh30%20%12.5-15 Lakh30%25%Above 15 Lakh30%30%Around 70 of the existing exemptions and deductions (more than 100) to be removed in the new simplified regime.Remaining exemptions and deductions to be reviewed and rationalised in coming years.New tax regime to be optional - an individual may continue to pay tax as per the old regime and avail deductions and exemptions.Measures to pre-fill the income tax return initiated so that an individual who opts for the new regime gets pre-filled income tax returns and would need no assistance from an expert to pay income tax.New regime to entail estimated revenue forgone of Rs. 40,000 crore per year.Corporate Tax:Tax rate of 15% extended to new electricity generation companies.Indian corporate tax rates now amongst the lowest in the world.Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT):DDT removed making India a more attractive investment destination.Deduction to be allowed for dividend received by holding company from its subsidiary.Rs. 25,000 crore estimated annual revenue forgone.Start-ups:Start-ups with turnover up to Rs. 100 crore to enjoy 100% deduction for 3 consecutive assessment years out of 10 years.Tax payment on ESOPs deferred.MSMEs to boost less-cash economy:Turnover threshold for audit increased to Rs. 5 crore from Rs. 1 crore for businesses carrying out less than 5% business transactions in cash.Cooperatives:Parity brought between cooperatives and corporate sector.Option to cooperative societies to be taxed at 22% + 10% surcharge and 4% cess with no exemption/deductions.Cooperative societies exempted from Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT) just like Companies are exempted from the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT).Tax concession for foreign investments:100% tax exemption to the interest, dividend and capital gains income on investment made in infrastructure and priority sectors before 31st March, 2024 with a minimum lock-in period of 3 years by the Sovereign Wealth Fund of foreign governments.Affordable housing:Additional deduction up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs for interest paid on loans taken for an affordable house extended till 31st March, 2021.Date of approval of affordable housing projects for availing tax holiday on profits earned by developers extended till 31st March, 2021.Tax Facilitation MeasuresInstant PAN to be allotted online through Aadhaar.‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ scheme, with a deadline of 30th June, 2020, to reduce litigations in direct taxes:Waiver of interest and penalty - only disputed taxes to be paid for payments till 31st March, 2020.Additional amount to be paid if availed after 31st March, 2020.Benefits to taxpayers in whose cases appeals are pending at any level.Faceless appeals to be enabled by amending the Income Tax Act.For charity institutions:Pre-filling in return through information of donations furnished by the done.Process of registration to be made completely electronic.Unique registration number (URN) to be issued to all new and existing charity institutions.Provisional registration to be allowed for new charity institutions for three years.CBDT to adopt a Taxpayers’ Charter.Losses of merged banks:Amendments proposed to the Income-tax Act to ensure that entities benefit from unabsorbed losses and depreciation of the amalgamating entities.Indirect TaxGST:Cash reward system envisaged to incentivise customers to seek invoice.Simplified return with features like SMS based filing for nil return and improved input tax credit flow to be implemented from 1st April, 2020 as a pilot run.Dynamic QR-code capturing GST parameters proposed for consumer invoices.Electronic invoice to capture critical information in a centralized system to be implemented in a phased manner.Aadhaar based verification of taxpayers being introduced to weed out dummy or non-existent units.GST rate structure being deliberated to address inverted duty structure.Customs Duties:Customs duty raised on footwear to 35% from 25% and on furniture goods to 25% from 20%.Basic customs duty on imports of news print and light-weight coated paper reduced from 10% to 5%.Customs duty rates revised on electric vehicles and parts of mobiles.5% health cess to be imposed on the imports of medical devices, except those exempt from BCD.Lower customs duty on certain inputs and raw materials like fuse, chemicals, and plastics.Higher customs duty on certain goods like auto-parts, chemicals, etc. which are also being made domestically.Trade Policy MeasuresCustoms Act being amended to enable proper checks of imports under FTAs.Rules of Origin requirements to be reviewed for certain sensitive items.Provisions relating to safeguard duties to be strengthened to enable regulating such surge in imports in a systematic way.Provisions for checking dumping of goods and imports of subsidized goods being strengthened.Suggestions for reviews of exemptions from customs duty to be crowd-sourced.Excise duty proposed to be raised on Cigarettes and other tobacco products, no change made in the duty rates of bidis.Anti-dumping duty on PTA abolished to benefit the textile sector.Unprecedented Milestones and Achievements of Indian EconomyIndia now the fifth largest economy of the world.7.4% average growth clocked during 2014-19 with inflation averaging around 4.5%.271 million people raised out of poverty during 2006-16.India’s Foreign Direct Investment elevated to US$ 284 billion during 2014-19 from US$ 190 billion during 2009-14.Central Government debt reduced to 48.7% of GDP (March 2019) from 52.2% (March 2014).Two cross-cutting developments:Proliferation of technologies (Analytics, Machine Learning, robotics, Bio-informatics and Artificial Intelligence).Highest ever number of people in the productive age group (15-65 years) in India.GST removed many bottlenecks in the system.Future Aim for sustaining India’s unique global leadership, driven by Digital RevolutionSeamless delivery of services through Digital Governance.Improvement in physical quality of life through National Infrastructure Pipeline.Risk mitigation through Disaster Resilience.Social security through Pension and Insurance penetration.

The Union Budget is also known as the Annual Financial Statement. Article 112 of the Constitution of India lays down that it is a statement of the estimated expenditure and receipts of the Government for a particular year.The Budget keeps the account of the finances of the government for the fiscal year (from 1st April to 31st March).The Budget is presented on 1st February (until 2016, it was presented on the last working day of February) so that it can materialise before the commencement of the new financial year which starts on 1st April.In 2017, a 92-year-old tradition was broken when the railway budget was merged with the Union Budget and presented together.The Budget has to be passed by the LokSabha before it can come into effect.The Union Budget is divided into Revenue Budget and Capital Budget.In the Union Budget, the disbursements and receipts of the government comprise the various types of government funds in India namely, the Consolidated Fund of India, the Contingency Fund and the Public Account.The Economic survey of India is released ahead of the presentation of the Budget. This document is prepared under the guidance of the Chief Economic Advisor and is presented for discussion in both Houses during the Budget session.Important Highlights of Budget 2020Unprecedented milestones and achievements of Indian EconomyIndia is now the fifth largest economy of the world.4% average growth clocked during 2014-19 with inflation averaging around 4.5%.271 million people raised out of poverty during 2006-16.India’s Foreign Direct Investment elevated to US$ 284 billion during 2014-19 from US$ 190 bn during 2009-14.Central Government debt reduced to 48.7% of GDP (March 2019) from 52.2% (March 2014).Two cross-cutting developmentsProliferation of technologies (Analytics, Machine Learning, robotics, Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence).Highest ever number of people in the productive age group (15-65 years) in India.GST removed many bottlenecks in the system.Aim of the union budget isTo achieve seamless delivery of services through Digital To improve physical quality of life through National Infrastructure Pipeline.Risk mitigation through Disaster Resilience.Social security through Pension and Insurance penetration.Three prominent themes around which budget has been framedAspirational India in which all sections of the society seek better standards of living, with access to health, education and better jobs.Three components are:Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development.Wellness, Water and Sanitation.Education and Skills.Economic development for all, indicated in the Prime Minister’s exhortation of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas”.Caring Society that is both humane and compassionate.These three themes are held together by corruption free policy driven good governance and; clean and sound financial sector.Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural DevelopmentThe govt has announced 16 point agendaComprehensive measures for 100 water-stressed districts proposedBlue EconomyFisheries exports worth Rs. 1 lakh Cr by 2024-25.200 lakh tonnes of fish production by 2022-23.3477 Sagar Mithras and 500 Fish Farmer Producer Organisation.RailwaysKisan Rail to be setup by Indian Railways through To build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables (milk, meat, fish,etc).Express and Freight trains to have refrigerated coaches.Civil aviationKrishi Udaan to be launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.Both international and national routes to be covered.One-Product One-DistrictWill help in better marketing and export in the Horticulture sector.Balanced use of all kinds of fertilizers – traditional organic and innovative fertilizersMeasures for organic, natural, and integrated farmingOrganic products market to be strengthened through Jaivik Kheti Portal.Zero-Budget Natural Farming to be included.Integrated Farming Systems in rain-fed areas to be expanded.Multi-tier cropping, bee-keeping, solar pumps, solar energy production in non-cropping season to be added.Expansion of PM-KUSUM20 lakh farmers to be provided for setting up stand-alone solar pumps.Another 15 lakh farmers to be helped to solarise their grid-connected pump sets.Scheme to enable farmers to set up solar power generation capacity on their fallow/barren lands and to sell it to the grid.Village Storage SchemeWill be run by the SHGs to provide farmers a good holding capacity and reduce their logistics cost.NABARD to map and geo-tag agri-warehouses, cold storages, reefer van facilities, etc.Viability Gap Funding for setting up such efficient warehouses at the block/taluk level.Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) to undertake such warehouse building.Financing on Negotiable Warehousing Receipts (e-NWR) to be integrated with e-NAM.State governments who undertake implementation of model laws (issued by the Central government) to be encouraged.Model Agricultural Land Leasing Act, 2016.Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017.Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2018.Livestock – Doubling of milk processing capacity to 108 MMT from 53.5 MMT by 2025.Wellness, Water and Sanitation PMJAY Viability Gap Funding window proposed for setting up hospitals in the PPP mode.Aspirational Districts with no Ayushman empanelled hospitals to be covered in the first phase.TB Harega Desh Jeetega campaign launched to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025.Under Jal Jeevan Mission Rs. 11,500 Cr allocated for the year 2020-21.Under this augmenting local water sources, recharging existing sources and promoting water harvesting and desalination will be undertaken.SBM Allocation of Rs. 12,300 Cr.ODF-Plus in order to sustain ODF behavior.Education and SkillsNew Education Policy will be announced soon.National Police University and National Forensic Science University has been proposed for policing science, forensic science and cyber-forensics.Degree level full-fledged online education program would be provided by top 100 institutions in the National Institutional Ranking Framework.1 – year internship to fresh engineers to be provided by Urban Local Bodies.Medical college to be attached to an existing district hospital in PPP mode.External Commercial Borrowings and FDI to be enabled in education sector.Economic developmentInvestment Clearance Cell has been proposedTo provide “end to end” facilitation and work through a portal.Five new smart cities proposed to be developedNational Technical Textiles MissionImplementation period from 2020-21 to 2023-24.The aim is to position India as a global leader in Technical Textiles.NIRVIK schemeThe objective is to achieve higher export credit disbursement.Turnover of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) proposed to be taken to Rs 3 lakh crore.Scheme for Revision of duties and taxes on exported products to be launched.InfrastructureRs. 100 lakh Cr to be invested in the next five years.National Infrastructure Pipeline has been launched in December 2019. This had over 6500 projects worth over Rs.102 lakh Cr.National Logistics Policy to be released soon. This willClarify roles of the Union Government, State Governments and key regulators.A single window e-logistics market to be created.The focus will be on generation of employment, skills and making MSMEs competitive.Accelerated development of highways will be undertaken.RailwaysLarge solar power capacity to be set up along the rail tracks, on land owned by railways.Four station redevelopment projects and operation of 150 passenger trains through PPP.More Tejas type trains to connect iconic tourist destinations.High speed train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to be actively pursued.148 km long Bengaluru Suburban transport project will be developed at a cost of Rs.18600 Cr.Centre to provide 20% of equity and facilitate external assistance up to 60% of the project cost.Ports, waterways and airportsOne major port to be corporatized and it would be listed on the stock market.Economic activity along river banks will be energized based on the Arth Ganga concept of PM.100 more airports to be developed by 2024 to support Udaan schemes.Smart metering will be undertaken and more reforms to be taken to address the distress in discoms.To take advantage of new technologyPolicy to enable the private sector to build Data Centre parks throughout the country to be brought out soon.Fiber to the Home (FTTH) connections through BharatNet to link 100000 gram panchayats this year.The govt has proposed Rs.8000 Cr over the next five years for National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications.To benefit startupsA digital platform will be promoted to facilitate seamless application and capture of IPRs.Facilities for designing, fabrication and validation of proof of concept and further scaling up Technology Clusters, harbouring test beds and small scale manufacturing will be established.Mapping of India’s genetic landscape- Two new national level Science be initiated to create a comprehensive database.Early life funding proposed, including a seed fund to support ideation anddevelopment of early stage Start-ups.Caring for societyThe govt has proposed to appoint a task force to study about the age of girls entering motherhood. The task force top submit recommendations in six months.Allocation of Rs.28600 Cr proposed for women specific programs.Indian Institute of Heritage and Conservation has been proposed under the Ministry of Culture. This will be given a status of deemed university.5 sites will be developed as iconic sites with on-site museumsRakhigarhi (Haryana)Hastinapur (Uttar Pradesh)Shivsagar (Assam)Dholavira (Gujarat)Adichanallur (Tamil Nadu)Maritime museum to be set up at Lothal- the Harappan age maritime site near Ahmedabad, by Ministry of Shipping.Environment and Climate changeHas proposed to advise the utilities to close the old thermal power plants with carbon emissions above the set norms.Would encourage the states which are formulating and implementing the plans for cleaner air in cities.GovernanceTaxpayer charter to be incorporated into the statute. This is expected to bring in efficiency and fairness in tax administration.Companies act to be amended to make convert certain offences from criminal to civil offences.A National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to be established. This is to conduct recruitment for non-gazetted posts.Financial SectorSo far, govt has announced merge of 10 PSBs into 4 and has infused a capital of Rs.350000 Cr.More governance reforms would be carried out to bring in transparency and greater order to raise capital, certain banks would be asked to go to the capital market.The DICGC (Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation) has been asked to raise the deposit insurance from the current level of Rs.1 lakh to Rs.5 lakh per depositor co-operative banks would be strengthened by amending Banking Regulation Act by enabling oversight and governance powers given to RBI, enabling access to capital etc.Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority of India Act to be amended toStrengthen regulating role of PFRDAFacilitate separation of NPS trust for government employees from PFRDAEnable establishment of a Pension Trust by the employees other than GovernmentWindow for MSME’s debt restructuring by RBI to be extended by one year till March 31, 2021New scheme to provide subordinate debt for entrepreneurs of MSMEs by the banksWould be counted as quasi-equityWould be fully guaranteed through the Credit Guarantee Trust for Medium and Small Entrepreneurs (CGTMSE)The corpus of the CGTMSE would accordingly be augmented by the governmentFactor Regulation Act 2011 to be amended to enable NBFCs to extend invoice financing to the MSMEs through TReDSExport promotion of MSMEsFor selected sectors such as pharmaceuticals, auto components and . Rs 1000 crore scheme anchored by EXIM Bank together with SIDBI.Hand holding support for technology upgradations, R&D, business strategy etc.Financial MarketTo deepen the bond marketCertain specified categories of Government securities would be opened fully for non -resident investors.FPI limit in corporate bonds increased to 15% from 9% of its outstanding stock.Debt Based Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) expanded by a new Debt-ETF consisting primarily of Government Securities, this would give attractive access to retail investors, pension funds and long-term investors.Disinvestment – partial sale of govt holdings in LIC would be conducted by the govt by way of Initial Public Offering.Fiscal ManagementExcess/Surplus collections in the GST compensation fund for FY17 and FY18 would be transferred into the fund in two installments.The centrally sponsored schemes and Central sector schemes would be overhauled in order to meet the emerging social and economic needs and to ensure that the scarce resources are utilized optimally.For the FY 2019-20Revised Estimates of Expenditure: at Rs. 26.99 lakh crore.Revised Estimates of Receipts: estimated at Rs. 19.32 lakh crore.For year 2020-21:Nominal growth of GDP estimated at 10%.Receipts: estimated at Rs.22.46 lakh cr.Expenditure: at Rs.30.42 lakh cr.Fiscal deficit of 3.8% estimated in RE 2019-20 and 3.5% for BE 2020-21.The govt has announced a deviation of 0.5%in the fiscal deficit, consistent with Section 4(3) of FRBM Act, both for RE 2019-20 and BE 2020-21.Market borrowings: Net market borrowings: Rs.4.99 lakh crore for 2019-20 and Rs.5.36 lakh crore for 2020-21.A good part of the borrowings for the financial year 2020-21 to go towards Capital expenditure that has been scaled up by more than 21%.Direct TaxA new personal income tax regime has been proposedIt is optional.About 70 of the existing exemptions and deductions to be removed.The new corporate tax rate of 15% to be extended to cover new electricity generation companies.Dividend Distribution Tax removed.StartupsWould enjoy 100% tax deduction for a 3 year consecutive period (these must have a turnover of up to ₹ 100 Cr).The cooperativesWould be taxed at the same rate as the corporate sector.Exempted from Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT) as the companies are exempted from Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT).Indirect taxesGSTCash reward system envisaged to incentivize customers to seek invoice.Simplified return with features like SMS based filing for nil return and improved input tax credit flow to be implemented from 1st April, 2020 as a pilot run.Dynamic QR-code capturing GST parameters proposed for consumer invoices.Electronic invoice to capture critical information in a centralized system to be implemented in a phased manner.Aadhaar based verification of taxpayers being introduced to weed out dummy or non-existent units.GST rate structure being deliberated to address inverted duty structure.5% health cess to be imposed on imports of medical devices, except those exempt from BCD (Basic Customs Duty).Trade Policy MeasuresCustoms Act being amended to enable proper checks of imports under FTAs.Rules of Origin requirements to be reviewed for certain sensitive items.Provisions relating to safeguard duties to be strengthened to enable regulating such surge in imports in a systematic way.Provisions for checking dumping of goods and imports of subsidized goods being strengthened.Tax facilitation measuresInstant PAN to be allotted online through Aadhaar.‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ scheme, with a deadline of 30th June, 2020, to reduce litigations in direct taxes.Waiver of interest and penalty – only disputed taxes to be paid for payments till 31st March, 2020.Additional amount to be paid if availed after 31st March, 2020.Benefits to taxpayers in whose cases appeals are pending at any level.Faceless appeals to be enabled by amending the Income Tax Act.Upvote and share if u like answer!