Senior citizens penalised instead of getting relief.

Mr Jaitely has safely neglected senior citizens who depend only on interest income for a living. Previously a rebate under Section 87A of Rs 5,000 was given for income upto Rs 5,00,000. This has been reduced to Rs 2,500 that too upto Rs 3,50,000. This would mean that a senor citizen declaring an Income of Rs 3,80,000 would pay Rs 4120 as against Rs 3,090 an increase of Rs 1,030 which has been overlooked.

I am attaching a Xl sheet which will indicate this anamoly in case of Senior Citizens.

SENIOR CITIZENS                    
    EXISTING           REVISED      
Taxable Income Tax Rebate Tax Payable Cess Tax Payable Tax Rebate Tax Payable Cess Tax Payable Diffrence
3,00,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3,10,000 1,000 1,000 0 0 0 500 500 0 0 0 0
3,20,000 2,000 2,000 0 0 0 1,000 1,000 0 0 0 0
3,30,000 3,000 3,000 0 0 0 1,500 1,500 0 0 0 0
3,40,000 4,000 4,000 0 0 0 2,000 2,000 0 0 0 0
3,50,000 5,000 5,000 0 0 0 2,500 2,500 0 0 0 0
3,60,000 6,000 5,000 1,000 30 1,030 3,000 0 3,000 90 3,090 -2,060
3,70,000 7,000 5,000 2,000 60 2,060 3,500 0 3,500 105 3,605 -1,545
3,80,000 8,000 5,000 3,000 90 3,090 4,000 0 4,000 120 4,120 -1,030
3,90,000 9,000 5,000 4,000 120 4,120 4,500 0 4,500 135 4,635 -515
4,00,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 150 5,150 5,000 0 5,000 150 5,150 0
4,10,000 11,000 5,000 6,000 180 6,180 5,500 0 5,500 165 5,665 515
4,20,000 12,000 5,000 7,000 210 7,210 6,000 0 6,000 180 6,180 1,030
4,30,000 13,000 5,000 8,000 240 8,240 6,500 0 6,500 195 6,695 1,545
4,40,000 14,000 5,000 9,000 270 9,270 7,000 0 7,000 210 7,210 2,060
4,50,000 15,000 5,000 10,000 300 10,300 7,500 0 7,500 225 7,725 2,575
4,60,000 16,000 5,000 11,000 330 11,330 8,000 0 8,000 240 8,240 3,090
4,70,000 17,000 5,000 12,000 360 12,360 8,500 0 8,500 255 8,755 3,605
4,80,000 18,000 5,000 13,000 390 13,390 9,000 0 9,000 270 9,270 4,120
4,90,000 19,000 5,000 14,000 420 14,420 9,500 0 9,500 285 9,785 4,635
5,00,000 20,000 5,000 15,000 450 15,450 10,000 0 10,000 300 10,300 5,150
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I appreciate the analysis and share your views as a co senior citizen. Atleast the tax slab could have been retained as it is instead there was a reduction of rebate by 50%

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