Abolish LTCG tax on equities for individual investors, demands Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha amid STT hike

Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has demanded that the government abolish the Long-Term Capital Gains Tax (LTCG) on equities for individual investors. The demand comes after the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives trading in the Union Budget 2026-2027. Speaking during the Budget discussion in the upper…

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What is Long Term Capital Gain tax? Why do investors and other stakeholders want it removed in every budget?

Union Budget 2026: As the Union Budget approaches, one familiar demand has resurfaced across Dalal Street and among long-term investors: the removal of Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) tax on equities. Introduced with the intent of improving tax fairness, LTCG has, over the years, become one of the most debated aspects of India’s investment taxation framework….

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