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Government lists Bill in Parliament to replace Ordinance that exempted FIIs from tax

July 16, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Government has listed a Bill that it plans to table in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament to replace its June Ordinance through which it had exempted foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) from capital gains tax and…

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Government exempts capital gains tax on FPI investment in G-Secs

June 5, 2026 admin

The move comes at a time when FIIs sold ₹2.5 lakh crore worth of Indian securities, going by data from NSDL. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto The Government of India (GoI) on Friday (June 5, 2026) waived the 12.5% long term capital gains tax (LTCG) charged on foreign institutional investment in government bonds. The exemption…

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Government blinks on capital gains tax on real estate

August 6, 2024 admin

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on August 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Facing a backlash over changes to the long-term capital gains tax regime announced in the Budget, including critiques from MPs within the NDA coalition, the government has relented to grant some relief for property transactions. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

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Govt mopped up ₹98,681 crore from taxing LTCG in listed equities in FY23

July 30, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her deputy Pankaj Chaudhary at the Parliament as she arrives to present the Union Budget 2024-25, in New Delhi on July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI The government has garnered ₹98,681 crore from long term capital gains tax on listed equities in 2022-23, a 15% growth over the…

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