Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced an increase in both long-term and short-term capital gains tax. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} While the short-term capital gains tax has been increased from 15 per cent to 20 per cent, LTCG will be flat at 12.5 per cent. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} On the positive side, for the benefit of the lower …
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced an increase in both long-term and short-term capital gains tax. On the positive side, for the benefit of the lower and middle-income classes, Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to increase the limit of exemption of capital gains on certain listed financial assets from ₹1 lakh to ₹1.25 lakh per year. "Unlisted bonds and debentures, debt …