Budget 2020 anticipations for Life Insurance Council

SIBY HERALD

Reportedly “For a pension plan issued by life insurance companies, an individual contribution to the pension fund is deductible under section 80CCC under the overall limit of section 80CCE of INR 150,000. Furthermore the Finance Act 2015 inserted a new sub-section (1B) under Section 80CCD of the Income Tax Act to encourage investment in NPS by any individual by allowing an additional deduction of INR 50,000 over and above the INR 1.5 lakhs available under Section 80CCE of the Act.

 

Accordingly Life Insurance Council has proposed additional tax deductions of Rs 50,000 over and above the 80C limit on investments made in pension plans of life insurance companies. Meanwhile  in its list of expectations from the Union Budget {{RelevantDataTitle}}