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Union Budget 2015-16: Surcharge of 2% on super-rich replaces wealth tax

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha on Saturday asked rich and wealthy to pay higher tax. Jaitley abolished the wealth tax but increased the surcharge to 2% on individuals earning Rs 1 crore and above annually and on firms with an annual income of Rs 10 crore or more. Feb 28, 2015
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Wealth Tax Abolished; Super Rich Taxed 2%

Jaitley said the government's goal is to have "minimum government and maximum governance" with the focus on ease of doing business and simplifying tax procedures. Feb 28, 2015
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Union Budget: Jaitley proposes to create national agriculture market to increase farmers' income

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is presenting the Union Budget for fiscal 2015-16 in the Lok Sabha, proposed to create a national agriculture market to increase farmers' income. Jaitley said that an ambitious soil health card has been introduced to improve soil fertility. He also proposed to allocate Rs. 25,000 crore in 2015 to rural development fund. Jaitley added that the budget ensures that it is banking the unbanked, and funding the unfunded. Feb 28, 2015
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High noon for farmers and landlords

REFEED TO CORRECT TYPO IN HEADLINE- TO FALLING GRAIN PRICES, FROM CALLING GRAIN PRICES American farmers are getting a pay cut this year. Farm income, which peaked at $129 billion in 2013, could Feb 24, 2015
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High noon for farmers and landlords

American farmers are getting a pay cut this year. Farm income, which peaked at $129 billion in 2013, could slide by almost a third this year to $74 billion. Grain prices have been plunging, hitting Feb 24, 2015