Budget 2024: The Good Bad And Ugly

[@tubelz]

In China 50% of the budget is spent at local level. While in India this figure is 3%. China has fiscally decentralized. Where does the money of a city dweller in India go? To state capitals where legislators can reward their rural base or loan waivers in other states. In addition, city dwellers pay for private services: education, garbage, security, water, sewage cleanup. Double taxation. Then there is the Judiciary where one cannot expect timely justice, whether on criminal matter or contract dispute. The government takes money but is it delivering core services. Is India on the path to 1000 great cities in just 20 years?

[@S7evn201]

The problem is in the municipality. That is what he has is saying in the podcast.

[@tubelz]

@@S7evn201 The centre and state governments have the ability to devolve fiscal power to cities..They have chosen not to. Cities do not have the power, nor are they accountable to tax payers. The constitution ignored them. What is the incentive for politicians in state assemblies or centre to devolve power?

[@zroth3734]

Wait what? Who said that? How did you reach the conclusion of 50% for China and 3% for India in local expenditure? And China is fiscally decentralised.. please... Indian cities Garbage, security, sewage treatment is privatised, says who? And judiciary and police get decimal points funding.. Can't expect anything from that

[@SK-1nd]

No way.. I do not want my taxes in hand of local bodies. Don't know about china, but for India there are 2 problems in that model 1. Disparity among atates 2. Corruption is much higher in local bodies

[@libshastra]

@@tubelzdevolution creates more problems than it solves. BMC has a lot of autonomy with it's finances, despite that there's plenty of corruption going on.

[@AmitSangwan123]

Problem is this government doesn’t explain and slap the decision. If FM comes forward and explain that we our deficit exploded in covid and private equity investment tanked, so we have to do this and increase tax . Then people will and will have a reason for tax . If you just slap us and not explain anything, tax payers will go nuts and will throw you out .

[@sudhangshudas3099]

This has been the biggest drawback of this government.

[@siddharthjain8767]

Explain who???? 95%+ of the population doesn't understand the budget and perhaps don't care too.

[@hiteshgujarathi4636]

😂😂😂 you must be joking right? How old are you kiddo? Why don't you educate your enough to understand the obvious? It's easy for you to rant about issues where you have no knowledge about and on top of that you are not even bother to read many articles on that. Too much stupid content made you toxic and dumb to understand this things. People should understand the micro and macro of economics of this country. It won't only help you understand the situation of the country but your own financial decisions will be better.

[@heroispro4201]

I mean, the whiners wlll still whine. but I 100% agree with you.

[@hazy76]

What's the explanation that Agricultural income above 10L is not taxed ?. Middle class cannot protest while farmers can. that's the only reason.

[@srijan.sikhar.dutta.]

middle class is angry because middle class workers need to pay tax but middle/rich class farmers and STs don’t need to do the same

[@user-bi2ic2dk7b]

Farmers must be brought under income tax. Plain and Simple.

[@religionofpeace782]

Atleast 40 crores people should be paying income tax for a population of 140 crores.

[@vineetkalyan]

This was more of a discussion to praise the ruling party and terming normal people as stupid and illiterate.

[@shambhuchauhan1458]

Irony is that he is justifying the govt's budget while himself living in canada

[@trinivaz7382]

I agree with this. I was recommended this video and was surprised to see how they seem to be talking only of the good - and the good of the party.

[@IntrovertedAbhi]

If u were xpecting "mere criticisms" or evn discussion on d drawbacks of dis budget by BJP 4m dis pod, then u must be living under a rock. Mr. Mehra is a fangirl, so xpecting rational criticisms of d current govt 4m him is a pipe dream. Better watch Arihant Pawariya's Vaad where he atleast tries to bring in to light d several issues of mishandling power, & making stupid decisions on different sectors & rampant unwillingness of making reforms by d current govt evn wid a single majority in their 2 previous rather than still blaming UPA evn after being in power 4 over a decade, unlike Mr. Mehra & his ilk.

[@trinivaz7382]

@@IntrovertedAbhi Thanks for the info. I clearly didn't know this while clicking on the recommended video. I was a fan of Monika until this discussion. Few minutes into listening to this podcast, I was like " how are they rationalising this without facts?". Was disappointed at this discussion.

[@nmg1443]

Capital investment directly drives manufacturing everywhere in the world. Hiking taxes on Long Term Capital Gains reduces investment, which WILL reduce growth rates and wage rise. Vietnam had lower per capita than India. Today, Vietnam is at $4600 and India is $2800, purely because of mfg.

[@IamdeaththedestroyerofWorlds]

Stop blaming UPA it’s been 10 years.

[@PRAKASHKUMAR-pl6gj]

Although I m not a supporter of him , but I will say again "" we are paying taxes like england but getting facilities like Somalia. Middle finger for middle class hindu family by BJP.

[@zroth3734]

Really? Taxes like England? How? 48% of Brits pay income tax, vs 3% in India

[@thetechnocrat4979]

Lol, stop this. Hardly 2% people pay income tax in India vs almost half of the populationof England (and funnily enough, their income tax levels are quite high and their government has still managed to f%*k it up. Look up the outrageous waiting lists on the NHS or the sub par infrastructure outside London. Not to mention, mass migrationis ducking over the natives of the UK). Most of the ' Gareeb janta ' enjoys on your money. Its a miracle that India still manages to build infrastructure. So no, we are nowhere near ' Somalia ' levels of infrastructure, neither are we in the tax brackets of England. I agree that the budget is shit. That's because most of the Indian population is arrogant and complacent as duck! They want welfare and everything under the sun despite not paying even a single penny for it. Shit population deserves shit infra. I just feel bad for the tax paying middle class.

[@thenaughtyanil]

@@zroth3734 thats the issue for govt solve this, thats why we voted them. is it our fault that even after 11 years govt is not able to add new tax payers.

[@Bankimoon1]

​​@@thenaughtyanil 3% people paying. crying some 30 to 40% Not paying still crying Beneficiaries are crying

[@noneoftheabove666]

So why isn't private investment picking up since 2011? Till how long will govt keep investing in infrastructure to prop up the gdp numbers? It has been over 10 years, should we still keep blaming the UPA govt or is it about time that someone starts to question the current govt😅

[@tubelz]

Protectionist mindset is a virus for which there is no cure in India.

[@abhiyantrik7189]

2019 to 2022 was a huge setback to everything

[@flyhighflyfast]

f* off. we dont question the higher authority as indians

[@JCBosee]

@@abhiyantrik7189so was lehmann brother crash. Going back to 2012 to deflect the responsibility is nuts.

[@abhiyantrik7189]

@@JCBosee bro lehman brothers was back in 2008

[@ezhilarasinanda5750]

If Nirmala Sitharaman had even 50% of Monika's knowledge, she could have answered the questions and people would have got pacified but what we are seeing is blame game, sheer arrogance. Monika's explanations really convinced me on why the government is doing what it is doing. A decade is a long time and people held their patience but beyond a point no amount of explanation convince the masses. This is the blunder of BJP and they should bring in Piyush Goyal and get rid of arrogant Nirmala Sitharaman.

[@zroth3734]

Tell one sector from which government can reduce spending and hence reduce taxes

[@thetechnocrat4979]

​@@zroth3734 All the so called Welfare programs that have done nothing but made a massive chunk of the population complacent; and useless ' loan waivers '. Spend it all on infrastructure instead.

[@ezhilarasinanda5750]

@@zroth3734 Reduce corruption, this will give surplus to the government and incentivize people to work rather than stay at home and eat free food. Go and check in industrial areas they are struggling due to labour problems because fresh blood is not coming into the workforce and the existing ones take employers for a ride with unrealistic demands.

[@ajiteshbisht5804]

​@zbsishrth3734 freebies ... except for education food and health, no other freebies should be given. And even in this doamin ensure that its given to people actually need it rather just to create your vote bank. And it's not about just reducing the spending. It's also about ensuring quality in what you are spending. Capex used to build infrastructure that hardly lasts a decade if lucky. Do we really need to feed 80 crore people? It's more of a vote bank politics... I myself personally know scores of people who are availing free ration even though they can afford it. Also, spread out your tax net. if temples are taxed, why not tax other religious institutes as well. Why not tax the people not belonging to formal service class more effectively. They keep evading taxes.

[@zroth3734]

@@ajiteshbisht5804 that's technically summary of all freebies.. And quality? Nothing the government ever provides could even come close to the quality for the same price as provided by private counterpart

[@sudhirnayak8086]

Number one problem of India has been low level corruption. It is a disappointment that the governments (at all levels) have done nothing to go after the corrupt. The issue is not just about the 10% corruption tax, but also the gross inefficiencies that come due to this. Just look at the Polavaram dam mess. Govt can hire 10k people and train them on anti-corruption electronic surveillance methods and go after the corrupt. It will instill a fear of law.

[@msdadsfsx]

10%? its 50% easily

[@sormazi]

The government itself is the most corrupt entity, look at what Mr Shah's son is doing

[@religionofpeace782]

Low level corruption cannot exist if there's no support from the high levels. The entire high level bureaucratic set-up of this country is criminally corrupt to the core.

[@tamberlame27]

And who will ensure that the 10k anticorruption officers are not corrupt?

[@KejriwalBhakt]

​@@tamberlame27remove job security 😂

[@ashakantode8488]

You're wrong Kushal... Okay I get it in certain situations it can be beneficial to pay tax @12.5% without index than 20% with index. But you also able to claim losses in many cases since indexed cost was higher than sale consideration. Capital investment must consider time value of money since investor facing a risk of opportunity income.

[@vabhdman]

Who is this person selling real estate at a loss or at anything less than indexed cost. Most people will be in much more profit in the new scheme as indexation has been really low (avg 5.5%). While real estate has gone at a much more insane rate. But yes some people will take a loss and they should have a grandfather clause.

[@chrispbacon5027]

There should be no capital gain tax at all in the first place. It is precisely Govt approved robbery

[@ashakantode8488]

@@vabhdman better to bring such scheme as optional...like other schemes.

[@hemanhercules]

Worst part is the GST. Nobody talks about that. They could make a simpler model for GST but here it is a complicated one.

[@madleon81]

Govt should be doing proper Tv program on budget etc on DD and private channels 😢

[@SK-1nd]

First sensible discussion on taxation. Thankyou so much. Just wish all the so called 'Finfluencers' will listen to this.

[@jatinkumar7287]

Little to these clown talking about oh we pushing everyone from short term investment whereas this govt literally introduced long term investment tax. Didn't even talk about it clowns and so much manipulative people.

[@Shivam22870]

Yes Kushal ji you are 100% right RW people r right now turning towards Rahul Gandhi this is very very disheartening bcz I myself a very prominent supporter of current govt but I m too now like I won't vote for this govt. But thinking about Rahul Gandhi be as PM it's a nightmare

[@tubelz]

If Rahul truly cared for the country he would focus his efforts on reforming the congress party. He should create a system within the party for hard working, competent, and most importantly reform minded persons to rise. There is so much work to be done.

[@inspiregrowth9022]

Politics is about going for the lesser ev!l. And you know what to do. Raga is a dhongi. He cares zilch about the poor or middle class. He only knows to fan issues.

[@aryanhacker5820]

Why Govt decrease duty on gold? When SGB issued 2015 is mature 2024? To decrease value of gold. It is fraud.

[@ezhilarasinanda5750]

Yes, this is the true reason for the tax cut on gold while royally screwing the middle class on everything else.

[@madhumurali9498]

Did they discuss that in this podcast😊

[@abhiyantrik7189]

I think it may be due to its use in making electronic & semiconductor manuf.

[@Divyansh-hm3io]

It's due to restrict illegal gold coming from bangladesh

[@ananth224]

Punish f and o traders by all means, but why punish short term and long term investors by increase their taxes by 33 and 25 percent respectively!! After paying all the taxes and expenses we have our savings,we invest our savings in the market and have to pay taxes on them again ??

[@simonandrews5256]

Yeah. If market had gone bad last few years, Govt would have taken 0% liability. Now that market did good and investors are making money, Govt aa gya aur khoon choosne

[@anantgoel5947]

I am about to listen to podcast, He didn't say any harsh words about the budget on Sham Sharma Show, agar abhi bhi kuch nahi bola toh I will really unsubscribe him.

[@IntrovertedAbhi]

If u were xpecting "mere criticisms" or evn discussion on d drawbacks of dis budget by BJP 4m dis pod, then u must be living under a rock. Mr. Mehra is a fangirl, so xpecting rational criticisms of d current govt 4m him is a pipe dream. Better watch Arihant Pawariya's Vaad where he atleast tries to bring in to light d several issues of mishandling power, & making stupid decisions on different sectors & rampant unwillingness of making reforms by d current govt evn wid a single majority in their 2 previous rather than still blaming UPA evn after being in power 4 over a decade, unlike Mr. Mehra & his ilk.

[@thepartha1000]

Middle class ki problem ka ek example, Mahendra Thar, ex showroom price 10.5Lkhs and on road price after GST, RTO, Insurance and etc is around 18 lakhs. Who in the world can justify this? Modi Regime is killing middle class under Tax burden and who gets the benefits? People who don't pay tex. Excellent, fantastic and we deserve this, At the end of the day, we voted for Modi and now we are paying the price.

[@greenocean9039]

Gst should be slashed. Reduce in gst will increase number of people buying products and services

[@thepartha1000]

@@greenocean9039 without consumption, you can't increase the size of the economy. I read that in class 12th.

[@shu830]

My two problems as an Indian citizen is simple: 1.) why do i have to be taxxed so hard, but farmer who's more well off than me doesn't? 2.) i would have accepted it if the quality of life in india in terms of services was up to it. But so far the government of india taxes the middle class as if we're a first world country, but the government services and infrastructure are sub Saharan in most cases.

[@Anish61097]

Write a book let's Talk Tax

[@bhavingadhvi9877]

Because it is the prime minister's party that is in power....that is why he is responsible

[@ezhilarasinanda5750]

The real issue was not discussed. We took a home loan because of the tax incentives provided and all of a sudden they brought a new tax regime with no deductions. It was a shock. To this day, the new tax regime will cause huge tax outgo if we switch. So, many are sticking with the old tax regime and they are penalising them by not giving any relief though few biscuits are thrown at people in the new regime. This is the true anger of the middle class and all these new tax changes in this budget are salt on the injury.

[@badgerking200]

Medicine for treatment can't be sweet. How else do you propose to simplify tax system in India?

[@ezhilarasinanda5750]

@@badgerking200 Simplification != More tax. Common sense. If the real goal was simplification then the slabs in the new regime should have been in such a way that I pay the same amount of tax in the old regime without exemptions in the new regime not the other way around.

[@zroth3734]

That has been applied retrospectively?

[@ezhilarasinanda5750]

@@zroth3734 the LTCG change wrt to real estate is retrospective upto 2001. The old tax regime continues to remain the same for nearly a decade with no changes in deductions but the new regime gets tinkering here and there like throwing biscuits at a dog.

[@ravinakuwar1407]

Earning more than 15 LPA is middle class what a joke😂😂😂

[@religionofpeace782]

Monika will make a better FM than CheaterRaman.

[@arsenalf.c6443]

Very well discussion. Unfortunately, 95% of people are financially illiterate. They do not understand the fiscal responsibility required by an economy. However, government should also be vary of people perception before increasing taxes, especially LTCG tax on equity stock market.

[@srijan.sikhar.dutta.]

they could have taxed the taxable farmers and ST but they aren’t putting them in the tax slabs

[@msdadsfsx]

i agree as a farmer who is earning 50 lakh per year i totally agree with you, namo 2029

[@user-bi2ic2dk7b]

It seemed Monica and Mehta roasted middle class in this podcast 😂 Seems they got money from BJP

[@AmitSangwan123]

Reason of ltcg outrage, Now they have decreased the rate just for indexation, seeing this government track record, they will increase this ltcg to 20% in few years and no indexation. That’s the issue.

[@rajx7120]

Yes, everything else can be tolerated, but this removal of indexation feels like inheritance tax.

[@libshastra]

First buy your first house then buy a second for investment then you can start worrying about indexation and inheritance. Thoda chand se utar ke aa ja

[@thenaughtyanil]

@@libshastra Andbhakti se bhar aoo , check the reality. Indexation remove karne u will end up paying more tax. This happened me ast week only

[@inspiregrowth9022]

Can't blame the lower middle class getting mad. Imagine a small family of 3 to 4 ppl, living in a larger city. Today, it's almost unlivable even with a combined income of 10-12 lakhs on rent. If govt can segregate single vs family income and then exempt these incomes upto 5 and 10 lakhs respectively, it can be a great relief in the short term.

[@99674sagar]

Hi Kushalji, You doing fantastic job of podcast and I really enjoy your podcast but a small suggestion kindly do such podcast in Hindi so that it can reach to masses

[@abhilashpanda5758]

Sagar Hindi is so middle class. English bolo

[@abhijit978]

Very informative podcast, mighty impressed with Monica's take on various issues and points of concerns.

[@yashprakash1886]

Problem of corruption ?? ... Someone said "Na Khaunga na khaane dunga" ... We have a corruption problem cannot be used to as an argument to let the gormint off the hook

[@KunalSharma-cq1oh]

Why is taxation in India so complicated? I’m in New Zealand, I’m self employed and I do my own taxes.

[@Jacknjellify531.]

This govt is Insensitive & Arrogant

[@Reddylion]

True......

[@IntrovertedAbhi]

D sheer sense of entitlement of dis govt is beyond me now. They've been taking us, their voters 4 granted & still ppl like dis host keep excusing them on every pathetic decisions dat they take under d sun widout evn having d decency to explain us voters y r they doing it n what's d profit behind d steps in d long-term.

[@prathameshdharme975]

Kushal mai mumbai me nahi rehta is liye mai capital gains pr 3 times extra tax nahi bhrunga

[@niraj2020]

Deregulate, delicence, decontrol the market especially MSME sector, salaried small middle class, abolish personal income tax, reduce and simplify GST and other taxes, decolonise our democracy, governance structure to ensure minimum government for maximum governance. Police, judiciary must act within very short time and close the file. Govt must stop extorting high taxes, toll and other taxes. Regarding real estate taxes, govt must encourage owners to own more properties. For growth, more wealth for country need liberal tax laws for better investment, employment and better business growth

[@s.k.vigneshkarthikeyan2887]

Free rider.

[@dhairyab10]

We have to pay GST, we've to pay VAT, we've to pay for PRIVATE Health insurance companies, we've to pay extravagant fees for private school and PRIVATE tution clasees for our children. We're just a Cashcows for government, no wonder people leaving India.

[@curiouspraani]

Thanks for this sane podcast on the budget, Kushal and Monika ji 🙏

[@ayanshraj4781]

It's not about being taxed it is about not getting back anything in return

[@TheBakuganmaster99]

But whats the alternative? Other parties are not gonna do anything for middle class either. Those 200 free units they give you is not gonna matter when the infra is dogsh*t.

[@ravinakuwar1407]

I think you're the type who would call himself middle class even after earning 15 lpa.

[@ayanshraj4781]

@@TheBakuganmaster99 well I don't get shit bro but I get u and agree 💯

[@ayanshraj4781]

@@ravinakuwar1407 wow judging before asking and yes I am middle class and my family income is not 15 lakh

[@priyojitchatterjee6164]

​@@TheBakuganmaster99 they are also theives. both wont benefit me in the short to medium term. i simply wont vote. let people who get the freebies do their duty.

[@MrVitacap]

I have a decade of Recruiting experience. Education system is teaching vernacular with poor communication skills. That alone makes India a very low good talent pool population. People are not logical and on top this taxation. Sadly BJPs time is up due to these giga chad tax policies. This discussion is just an eye wash with Kushal jee not being critique enough.

[@akshay-kumar-007]

My problem with budget is not at all related to taxes. The government had an excellent opportunity in the first budget to do drastic changes. Slash GST, let private companies have more money in hand so that they reinvest it, and create more jobs. India will grow at 8% even without the announcements in Budget. The government could have introduced schemes to shoot it up to 15% but the whole budget was spineless and without substance. India really needs to do investment in colleges and R&D at colleges but there was no mention of that. China has now surpassed USA in terms of allocation for R&D.Indian budget for Indian people indeed. Because India is nothing but union of people who lack courage and creativity.

[@libshastra]

GST rates are not decided in the budget. It happens in GST Council.

[@latudipa4324]

But pehle budgets se zaada iss bar R&D me much more focus diya gaya hai.I have complaints for healthsector allocation though.It got ignored like defence sector.

[@wanderingnomad1]

What a nonsensical discussion. It’s just praising the government and dismissing the concerns of middle class people. None of you are middle class, so how can we expect u to understand their concerns.

[@IntrovertedAbhi]

If u were xpecting "mere criticisms" or evn discussion on d drawbacks of dis budget by BJP 4m dis pod, then u must be living under a rock. Mr. Mehra is a fangirl, so xpecting rational criticisms of d current govt 4m him is a pipe dream. Better watch Arihant Pawariya's Vaad where he atleast tries to bring in to light d several issues of mishandling power, & making stupid decisions on different sectors & rampant unwillingness of making reforms by d current govt evn wid a single majority in their 2 previous rather than still blaming UPA evn after being in power 4 over a decade, unlike Mr. Mehra & his ilk.

[@karthiknam1]

Regarding the angst of the people about Taxes, an extremely important aspect that is not spoken by anyone with anyone is about what happens in the name of "Assessments", "Adjudications", "Inspection" etc under Income Tax, GST, Service Tax (even now) etc etc etc...... Calling every Taxpayer as "Frauds", "Cheats", "Tax Evaders" etc. - Multiple Tax Notices, Not considering any submissions of Taxpayers. Income Tax fellows can reopen a matter upto 10 years, if someone else has reported about a Transaction quoting my PAN beyond 50 lakhs. - GST - every mistake done by Infosys in the Portal is passed on to Taxpayers to pay up with Interest & Penalty.... These are only some examples. Corruption at Tax Departments has increased at least 10 times compared to 2013-14 under INC. Taxpayers angst against BJP is accumulated over 10 years now.

[@trinivaz7382]

If the removal of indexation is not a problem, feel free to share a real life data driven example with us. and on what basis are you justifying the increase of LTCG from 10 to 12.5%? Share the benefit to the true middle-class taxpayer who falls below the 30% category with data. If no one calls out the increase to 12.5, no one will call out the LTCG increase to 15% next.

[@vivekverma4194]

We want our benefits, it's long due and we are ignored because our votes don't matter.

[@vijaykrishnan6065]

trading is a serious profession. not gambling. those who call trading as gambling are downright ignorant. you look at restaurant business - only 3% of restaurants that open for business actually succeed. 10% of traders are profitable. a 10% winning success is a very good ratio of being successful in any domain

[@gokul1255]

Just a suggestion to Monika, why is educational criteria used. Normal traders who professionally work in front of trading terminal is mandated to have certification and portfolio criteria minimum equity holdings for retail traders to trade in F&O. Putting them all together will work better than taking the current slow approach.

[@govindsrinivasan5041]

Capital gains tax is the most unjust tax. You have already taxed my salary. On the savings i invest and try to grow my capital and the lame duck government wants to tax that too....really absurd

[@shambhuchauhan1458]

My prediction is in coming years govt will tax pf as well. And people like in the comment section will give Gyan how it is beneficial for the country 😂

[@swapankumargiri782]

Very nice, Kushal. You have talked to the right person. I am so much a fan of Monica as far as finance is concerned. Excellent.

[@kundankumar9100]

She is defending all decisions by government.. bhai, agar gst rationalised hi karna h tex to petrol ko bhi kar do . Alcohol ko bhi kar do.. simply thay will do what will give you more money..

[@SkyLoreking]

If we don’t eliminate black money in the system we will pay very dear price for our country’s survival. it can be done simply by removing personal income tax then all money will be accounted for.thank you for the video

[@shreychaubey9157]

Thank you so much mam.. Lots of insights

[@inspiregrowth9022]

I wonder why these private sector companies can't invest locally when they happily go and open chairs in foreign universities, donate for random causes etc. Anyone knows why?

[@surbhimhaskar7442]

Budget was completely off track. And NDA has messed up. Views in this particular discussion is completely biased.

[@IntrovertedAbhi]

If u were xpecting "mere criticisms" or evn discussion on d drawbacks of dis budget by BJP 4m dis pod, then u must be living under a rock. Mr. Mehra is a fangirl, so xpecting rational criticisms of d current govt 4m him is a pipe dream. Better watch Arihant Pawariya's Vaad where he atleast tries to bring in to light d several issues of mishandling power, & making stupid decisions on different sectors & rampant unwillingness of making reforms by d current govt evn wid a single majority in their 2 previous rather than still blaming UPA evn after being in power 4 over a decade, unlike Mr. Mehra & his ilk.

[@anitaprashar8657]

It was a great podcast!

[@birkaransingh6392]

The ones who have bought recently will actually benefit big time.

[@chinnpatel]

This was great!

[@speedster4459]

When we pay most of the taxes, then we deserve the best services. We get horrible services from government.

[@hazy76]

Middle class ko Bamboo laga hai.

[@zroth3734]

Kese? Specifically bolo

[@hazy76]

@@zroth3734 30% direct tax + 18% GST. Can’t walk outside because of potholes and water logging. Recently a person near got electrocuted while open live wire. We Don’t use govt school or govt hospital. Pay tolls on taxes. Taxes paid being used in giving free rations and building pools in Bihar that collapses frequently. If somehow we file ITR with some delay we are fined but Govt is okay to not complete their projects in time. A flyover near my area is in construction phase for 10yrs. On booking 3 AC tickets, we have to endure other ticketless travellers sleeping on our seats. I have other 100 items that I can tell. Low income people only pay GST as they don’t have direct tax. High income people avoid taxes and GST is minuscule for them. It’s the middle class who is paying both direct tax and GST. Middle class don’t protest like farmers do, otherwise they would also have income tax exemption like farmers with Audi have.

[@religionofpeace782]

​@@zroth3734Sharam hai kuch?

[@zroth3734]

@@religionofpeace782 jab data ho pas, toh kaheka sharam? Aur specifically toh bolo ki kese bamboo laga? Ya Sirf chai tapri ki baxodi karni hai, aur facts jae bhaad Mein?

[@aryanhacker5820]

I THINK should govt atleast cut GST on A/C and Amino acid. It was necessity not luxury. Atleast give A/C trains and buses.

[@simonandrews5256]

This budget ensured the BJP party doesnt care about India or Indians. Arguably worst budget for tax paying middle class in hisyot of independent India. Sitaraman n her advisory staff should be kicked out for being so incompetent and greedy. Worst FM in history of India. Also, the rosy picture Monica maam is trying to paint stating "wait for couple more years" is just jumla. We saw same jumla with "Make in India" schemes and wastage of our tax payers money there and result is for all to see. Worst budget ever for middle class ever. Sitaraman ki MKC, bloody vampire.

[@priya21dec]

There was news about a stampede for a recruitment drive at an airport. I am not sure if we can say people are not willing to work.

[@anuragbansal4750]

I think you got it all wrong. It should have been always education and health first. We have such a bad education system that whatever students are learning is totally out of sync with what corporate world needs which you yourself said. Private sector capex would never pick up employment wise if we do not havé employable workforce.

[@prembagui7104]

Incidentally I have only voted in municipal elections and also only person alive in my family to vote in municipal election, I am surprised that my name is not taken of the electoral roll for not voting so, long

[@nachiketdaithankar4405]

Where is the money to spend for the government? And yet, there's plenty of money to splurge on Bihar without any checks and balances as to where that is going.😆

[@marinersway4467]

Even to get a simple character certificate which is whole online process I have to circle around police station for 25 days and it get approved only after I gave 100 rupees to that computer operator even it approved online. I am against it but my job requirements need it soon😢.

[@sugishankar-ne1cf]

Chennai has a HUGE black component in real estate deals.!

[@Aristotlein21stcentury]

why everyone can't pay tax. People who are earning less than 3L can pay Rs 10 or 5 or 1. This is a physiological change. Everyone will feel included and and responsible. In future they can increase. Slowly

[@sriragam]

Not taxing agricultural income is leading to tax evasion and black money. Especially also because political parties dont pay income taxes. But I think our really poor farmers need to be supported. So why cant we tax agricultural income also as follows - I picked the slabs and the rates aribirarily just to illustrate the concept but the exact slabs and figures for each slab can be tweaked with data. Doing this will also help Government to have very accurate data. a) Less than 5 Lakhs - the Government pays 6000 Rs per annum to the farmer via DBT b) 5-10 Lakhs - the Gvernment pays 3000 Rs per annum to the farmer via DBT c) 10-15 Lakhs - zero tax for farmer, no payout to the farmer d) 15-30 Lakhs - Flat tax of 10% e) Above 30 Lakhs - The person pays tax just like any other individual All taxes collected from (d) and (e) can be used to fund (a) and (b) easily.

[@millennialmind9507]

Bhai, atleast 8 lakh farmers are crorepati, just charge above 50 lakh, we all will win

[@cbhat5]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:01</a>:46 agriculture produce should never be hindered at any cost is the reason it wasn't tax. Food shortage shouldn't be there. But yes I say they should tax above 50L.

[@atharvgupta7281]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="960">16:00</a> please 🙏 this country has already seen enough. Now I don't want it to continue. Please bhagwaanji.

[@rajatbhardwaj4728]

I completely agree with Kushal’s view. Most of the people don’t understand economics, but start harping as if they know everything.

[@msdadsfsx]

i agree most people are happy to pay even 50% tax

[@work-holicsharma5084]

Even though most people don't know economic stills they pay the taxes with wasted facilities, and they have right to claim the statements being made

[@msdadsfsx]

@@work-holicsharma5084 they don't have any right

[@work-holicsharma5084]

@@msdadsfsx bruhh If I as a middle class pay taxes, I have a right to question the various forms and the return I would get.

[@ajiteshbisht5804]

Even if most people don't understand yet they deserve explanation and have to right to criticise the government especially if they pay taxes. Nobody can have expertise in all domains like politics, economics, social sciences, defence, Geopolitics but yet when a person votes he or she is expected to vote based on all these parameters ideally. Lack understanding is not the main problem, lack explanation and lack of systems in place that should be enabling people to have basic understanding of these domains is required.

[@pavanmadamset]

This is very valuable Podcast

[@user-oh2ly2rh9i]

Well, in 2029 once Raga comes into government then most of this turns to shit. European taxes for somalian services. Private wont invest in other areas than PLI, so their investment wont pick up much. We will left to hold shit at end of 5 years.

[@user-lb3uf6se4r]

Kushal you directed Monica to answer your questions to make this ‘taboo’ subject more understandable! It’s sad the general public do not understand the significance of the Govt’s actions. It is a relief that Monica thinks that Modi’s govt is moving in the right direction by explaining why in great detail. Most of all, I too feel that Modi’s Govt should be attributed as a Team Effort -for obvious reasons. It actually is the case so now make a point to say it like it is?

[@SRISWA007]

This is an extremely biased review of the budget that was presented for FY 24-25. I'm extremely disappointed with Kushal for this kind of a really bad review on the budget. 1. I've done all the math regarding the removal of indexation benefit from capital gains. This is a horrible decision, and it'll a 100% decrease the investments on real estate. And the way this issue has been trivialised during the discourse in this livestream is crazy, saying indexation + 20% is costlier compared to a direct tax of 12.5%, it's insane to me how you guys build a really idiotic narrative. 2. STCG and LTCG increase is also horrible especially when the govt wants more investment. Let the market move freely without taking putting hands into people's pockets, and take crazy taxes like this. 3. The way you've also trivialised the issue of city cleanliness and basic accessibility, saying "you go and ask the municipal counsellor of your state, and ask them why's it not clean?" I mean what kind of an irresponsible argument is this? The govt. is responsible for shelving out the funds, and this right here, is a real classic misdirection, stating "the moment people start asking the municipal counsellor, things will fall in place" (I'm paraphrasing), just listen to your own livestream and things that you sprout out of your mouth sometimes. I'm also a BJP supporter, but this point cannot be made, it's an absolute shite point. In the long run, this is going to hurt the economy of India, especially the taxes. If BJP cannot reverse these decisions, then I honestly won't vote the next time. I don't like the Congress, but BJP is also giving me the same incentive now, of not letting me vote for them.

[@dhruv3962]

really good podcast monika is great.

[@dramaworld5987]

If someone is earning 15 lakh and0 paying rent 3lakh, paying income tax 3lakh, what remain for a family, this is pure zaziya level.

[@greenocean9039]

For 15 lakh : tax is 1 lakh 30k as per new tax regime.

[@dramaworld5987]

@@greenocean9039 30% of 15lakh is 4.5lakh, mathematician like you are going to make country proud.

[@hello201014]

​@@dramaworld5987 you're not accounting for the tax slabs and deductions...

[@abhiyantrik7189]

​​@@dramaworld5987😂😂 This shows u havn't paid taxes ever Bro plz go and school urslf on how tax is calculated slabwise and taxable income 15 lakh par 14.25 lakh hoga aur total tax 1.25 lakh k around hoga

[@dramaworld5987]

@@abhiyantrik7189 yes I am nowhere near 15lakh neither I have family for now, but adding some allowance and investment into relief, you are doing what andhbhakt do.

[@Benbobby95]

i donot completely agree with MONIKA on F&o trading as previously sebi reduced margin on intraday which nudged people to F&O by reducing Lot sizes of F&O trade now they are crying why are you doing F&O at scale. this is stupidity at best.

[@amateurinvestor5582]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1684">28:04</a> do we have a choice ?

[@nileshvala6487]

9 out of 10 lose money then activate fno on derivate 8 examination as wo in prop desk do , i cant seat on trading terminal without giving derivative 8 exam . make that compulsory for retail traders also .. simple .. simple baat aukat hae nahi inki cash me business karne walo ko tax karne ki isliye sirf middle class and traders mlte hae inko , lets see november is comming .. jaha mae mahine ka 50k bhar raha tha stt waha lac bharna pad raha hae , literally she destroyed stock market fno segment you all will see in future .. itna tax dene k baad bhi i pay income tax and after that gst . actual cheez jo karni chaiye wo nahi karege , sirf tax badha k apna pallu jaad lege. finance secratory ko samaj aata hae kuch pata nahi kaha sae padh k aaye hae , kitabi gyaan . this is my opiniion

[@nanunane1]

Whole Pod cast is "Govt is clean and it poeple and corruption are problem". Shame Shame.. as if govt don't role in corruption.. Middle class and common people are taxed and also pay high prices but still famers earning is going down. Where is the money going... Taxes are collected to build road and infra, but stil we have to pay toll on every road. Pay taxes for good education and also pay high fee for our kids schools (day time robber book for schools only, dress from them only and transport even you stay next door). Pay taxes and cess for health care still Health insurces compaies are making huge profits (Forced to buy look at bills). Pay taxes for running govt offfice and also pay bribe for even small work to be done. Pay taxes as if we are rich, but still stand infront of govy babus like beggers. Kushal bhai stop such defeading govt, seem Madam work in FM office and trying to defead Govt, when FM failed. One thing is sure, BJP will feel the Middle class moving away because of this.

[@IntrovertedAbhi]

If u were xpecting "mere criticisms" or evn discussion on d drawbacks of dis budget by BJP 4m dis pod, then u must be living under a rock. Mr. Mehra is a fangirl, so xpecting rational criticisms of d current govt 4m him is a pipe dream. Unlike Arihant Pawariya's Vaad where he atleast tries to bring in to light d several issues of mishandling power, & making stupid decisions on different sectors & rampant unwillingness of making reforms by d current govt evn wid a single majority in their 2 previous rather than still blaming UPA evn after being in power 4 over a decade.

[@Jacknjellify531.]

Why do tax payers money goes towards freebies esp Free bus rides.

[@latudipa4324]

Did the central govt do this??I heard aap and even congress doing this but not bjp.Bjp has only one freebie which I dislike and that is the free food distribution.Agar bjp pehle se hi yeh apne skill development and jobs front mein kam karti toh accha hota.

[@abhiyantrik7189]

​@@latudipa4324govt buys crops at msp and its good to distribute that rather than letting it rot under open skies outside already full storage spaces of govt. As it shields those just out of extreme poverty from again being close to the same And those who are bit better and still face paucity of resources to them it may make feel cared for And gives govt a few votes too Win Win in all aspects

[@mohanrajpallat7194]

excellent.... please bring her regularly

[@cbhat5]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="311">5:11</a> exactly this is middle class. Where you need to save a bit to buy a car, or a house. Above 50LPA people definitely don't need that much to buy a 10-20L sedan car.

[@Sunny12-23]

As someone who is clueless about financial matters i always depend on Monika to explain things in a way that i can understand-no jargon or endless data. Thanks once again Monika for explaining things in an easy to understand way. Thanks Kushal for inviting Monika 🙏🙏

[@Aristotlein21stcentury]

If F&O is risky and not for everyone. Why online gambling apps are allowed.

[@RaulVincitaly]

Lot of shop keeper dont pay income tax, they make 40laks profit in cash but no system to hold them

[@millennialmind9507]

What? Do they really ?

[@shaileshmistry]

Amazing clarity of thought & various nuances, multiple facets brought by Monika Halan. Her point of unfairness of taxation is really bang on

[@panchtatra]

Thank you Kushal for bringing in more out of the box perspectives

[@FreshlyGroundCoffee]

Fabulous

[@balaji1980]

How does increase in LTCG on equities disincentivize short term trading in the stock markets? Doesn't make any sense. ok, if the regulators think that poor people are gambling away their money, introduce an exam or test - only those who clear the test should be allowed to participate.

[@nothing21797]

Bucks detected

[@TheBakuganmaster99]

What?

[@noneoftheabove666]

Black bucks?

[@nothing21797]

@@TheBakuganmaster99 She said 500 bucks instead of 500 Rs

[@TheBakuganmaster99]

@@nothing21797 Alot of ppl say that

[@zroth3734]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="840">14:00</a> why in the age of Internet are we focusing on colonial level education system that produce literal "Yes sir/ma'am" slaves?

[@Chris_Fer]

For crypto, we use it as a currency to make purchases obv.😊 Especially in online markets, plus we can use block chain for crypto like bitcoin. Not all crypto currencies are the same.

[@aadityachourasia2124]

Watch subramanian swamy analysis of budget at virat hindustan sanhgam

[@ap19918]

If govt wants people to consume more, why are they taxing the middle class so much, who are in fact the people whose consumption will increase given additional income.

[@SourishDas]

finally a sane discussion on budget - thank you

[@user-bi2ic2dk7b]

Without introducing black money, the middle class is doomed. Black money will boom.

[@srijan.sikhar.dutta.]

in assam we had 70% vote percentage in municipalities, 81% in the other two, but even with such high percentages, only the state is performing good, the municipalities as well as the centre has kept the state under bhagawan bharose😂