The govt on Friday announced a Rs 1.45 lakh crore fiscal stimulus that includes slashing corporate tax to 22% from 29.5% for companies that do not seek exemptions, cutting down MAT & lowering tax to 15% for manufacturing start-ups. The govt has opted to promulgate an ordinance to usher in amendments to the Income Tax Act & Finance Act, in what many billed as a “mini Budget.”​

Source: ‘3rd Budget’ in 7 months— and the biggest