{"id":6733,"date":"2018-01-22T16:28:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T16:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/?p=6733"},"modified":"2021-06-07T03:00:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T21:30:39","slug":"sme-budget-2018-expect-union-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/sme-budget-2018-expect-union-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"SME Budget 2018: What You Should Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Union Budget 2018 is around the corner. On February 01, 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the much awaited annual budget to the country. What will the budget have for the MSME sector? Will micro and small businesses get special incentives? Here are a few things SMEs can expect from the Union Budget 2018.<\/p>\n

The budget 2018 is important because this is the first budget after the GST (Goods and Services Tax) implementation. It comes at a time when the government is trying to fix GST rates and make the transition smoother for the nation. Reports suggest the union budget will have\u00a03 key takeaways for SMEs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What to expect in the Union Budget 2018:<\/h2>\n

1. Cheaper Loans:<\/h3>\n

As the MSME segment is considered to be one of the biggest sectors for job creation, the government is planning to introduce a bunch of loan\u00a0and financing schemes to help micro and small businesses start up and grow their business.<\/p>\n

To put that into context, about 1.75 trillion loans were given out by the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana in 2017. The target was to disburse 1.8 trillion loans. The small business lending market reportedly grew 13% in the last five years and is expected to accelerate in the next five.<\/p>\n

Therefore, expect more loans to come into the market, reduced interest rates, and easier financing options<\/strong>. You could take a look at some easy loan options here.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2. Improve Ease of Doing Business:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The government is looking to help small businesses grow by improving the overall business climate. Experts suggest there will be a special focus on improving infrastructure<\/strong> and\u00a0subsidies for the agriculture and manufacturing sectors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The manufacturing sector in India grew 7.7% in 2017, according to the India Brand Equity Foundation report. The foundation also suggests (in a separate report), the total food grain production in India stood at around 273.38 million tonnes in May 2017.<\/p>\n

Businesses in both sectors should see some sort of subsidies coming their way. Also, with GST still being a tricky area, the union budget will highly depend on the new rates.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Make In India to be on the forefront:<\/h3>\n

This could be a reinforcement of point number two. The government will continue to take keen interest and promote the Make In India, Skill in India, and Digital India initiatives.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The government plans on getting another 100 million Indian on the internet this year – a plan they are calling ‘BharatNet.’<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The year looks like prime time to adopt the internet for business, payments and more. Do it the easy way with Instamojo. You can get started in under two minutes<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This post was featured in THE TIMES OF INDIA<\/h4>\n
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