India, Sept. 10 -- Six months after the new 2025-26 tax regime took effect, a report has found that employees have tilted towards financial prudence, with 57 per cent of respondents channelling their surplus income into savings and investments.

Professionals earning up to Rs 12.75 lakhs per annum (LPA) are prioritising savings, investments, and debt repayment over discretionary spending, six months after the new FY26 tax regime took effect, a report by Naukri revealed on Tuesday.

The report is based on Naukri's nationwide survey of over 20,000 professionals earning up to Rs 12.75 LPA, who now fall in the zero-tax bracket.

However, the report found that awareness of the new tax regime remained uneven.

While freshers are the most inform...