Budget 2024: In a significant blow to Futures and Options traders that also spooked stock market sentiments, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared raising the securities transaction tax, rate from 0.01 per cent to 0.02 per cent while presenting Union Budget 2024 on July 23. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Sitharaman also announced an increase in long-term and short-term capital gains as part of …
