Nirmala Sitharaman reduces TCS on overseas tour packages, education, and medical remittances to 2 percent, making travel abroad cheaper.

The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Jan. 30 renewed a safety advisory recommending that Chinese nationals reconsider travel to Japan following a major street cash robbery in the capital.

This sweeping reduction eliminates the high upfront tax burden faced by travellers, tour operators and the booming outbound leisure industry.

Budget 2026 reduces TCS on foreign education, tours, and medical visits to 2%, but eliminates exemption limits.

Govt proposes to reduce TCS rate to 2% for education, medical purposes under LRS. Also, TCS on overseas tour packages reduced ...

Significant tax relief is on the horizon for overseas travel, education, and medical expenses. The government plans to slash the TCS rate on tour packages to a flat 2%, removing existing thresholds.

The Union Budget 2026 proposes significant reduction in the Tax Collected at Source (TCS) for overseas tour packages. The TCS ...

The measures are designed to reduce upfront tax burdens, simplify compliance and deepen overseas participation in India’s ...

For families sending money overseas for education or medical treatment under LRS, the reduction in TCS from 5 per cent to 2 ...

One of the biggest consumer wins is the sharp cut in TCS on overseas tour packages, now a flat 2 percent with no threshold, compared with the earlier 5 percent and 20 percent slabs.

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