Impact of taxation on Mutual Funds and Stocks
We had a golden period from 2004 to 2018 wherein the capital gains were exempted from taxes. Arun Jaitley – Finance Minister(then), re-introduced long-term capital gains (LTCG) in 2018 to squeeze out additional revenues for the central government. LTCG was 10% then and is currently 12.5%. FIIs vs Indian retail investors Capital markets react inversly…
