Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced to hike rebate on personal income tax to Rs 7 lakh from Rs 5 lakh in the new Income Tax regime. It means that a salaried person earning up to Rs 7 lakh yearly will have to pay no income tax. 

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new tax regime with effect from the financial year 2020-21. It offers seven tax slabs with prevailing rates reduced on income up to Rs 15 lakhs. Due to the income slabs and the various tax rates, multiple exemptions and deductions are not applicable here.

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