Union Budget 2022: Key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman's speech

New Delhi, Feb 01: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented her fourth Union Budget in Parliament in a paperless format just like last year.

• No change in income tax slab
• 8 million houses under PM Awas Yojana in 2022-23
• Concessional duty on import of capital goods to be phased out
• Tax exemption to start-ups extended to March 2023
• Proposed to introduce Digital Rupee by RBI using blockchain technology, starting 2022-23
• Financial support will be provided to farmers to take up agro-forestry
• World-class university to be allowed in GIFT IFSC free from domestic regulation
• Emphasis on EVs, many areas may soon become no-go zones
• 5G mobile services rollout within 2022-23