STT hike on F&O in Budget 2026: Income Tax Department issues clarification — ‘More than 500 times of GDP’

Budget 2026 STT announcement: The Income Tax Department on Sunday clarified about the new STT rules on F&O announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget 2026. Presenting her ninth consecutive Budget on Sunday, 1 February, FM Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to hike the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) trading. “I propose…

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Union Budget 2026 focused on 3 tasks, ‘reform over rhetoric’, says Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget in the Lok Sabha, setting out a reform-led economic roadmap anchored in three core ‘kartavyas’ (duties) as India navigates global uncertainty while sustaining domestic growth. Follow LIVE updates of Union Budget Speech 2026 Ninth Budget of FM Nirmala Sitharaman Delivering the Union Budget…

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Budget 2026: Voice of the public from Patna, Jaipur to Delhi, know what the public wants from the general budget?

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the full-fledged Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time today i.e. on 1 February 2026. (Union Budget 2026) Going to present. This budget is a special occasion in history, because for the second time the general budget is to be presented in Parliament on Sunday. Salaried, middle class,…

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