How does India tax equity investors? A look at LTCG, STCG and STT
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India is debating eliminating the long‑term capital gains tax on equities to make its market more appealing to foreign investors.
- The long‑term capital gains tax on equity sales is currently 10% for non‑resident investors.
- Short‑term capital gains on equities are taxed at 15% for residents and 20% for non‑residents.
- Securities transaction tax on equity trades is 0.1% for both residents and non‑residents.
Covered by 3 outlets across the spectrum: 0% left, 67% center, 33% right.
How each side framed it
How does India tax equity investors? A look at LTCG, STCG and STT
Investors stung by five-fold increase in capital gains tax bills
Timeline
First to report: The Hindu BusinessLine (); 3 articles from 3 outlets so far.
Who is covering this story
- Center (2): The Hindu BusinessLine, Business Today
- Right-leaning (1): The Telegraph
Sources
- How does India tax equity investors? A look at LTCG, STCG and STT — The Hindu BusinessLine (center) ·
- BT BIG STORY: Can scrapping LTCG tax bring foreign investors back to Indian equities? — Business Today (center) ·
- Investors stung by five-fold increase in capital gains tax bills — The Telegraph (right-leaning) ·