Selected Tag: STT
Selected Tag: STT

India’s Markets Should Make Ownership Cheaper Than Speculation

India’s tax system makes leveraged speculation cheaper than share ownership. Lower cash-market STT and curb incentives for ultra-short options.

R. Gurumurthy

July 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM IST

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Budget 2026

STT as Sin Tax, and the Quiet Cost to India’s Markets

The STT hike reads like a sin tax on trading, raising costs, discouraging access, and risking damage to liquidity

Sanjay Mansabdar

February 5, 2026 at 6:16 AM IST

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Budget 2026

Budget 2026: Govt Tamps Down On F&O With Hike in STT

BasisPoint Insight

February 1, 2026 at 8:51 AM IST

Opinion

Budget Unlikely to Offer any Succour to Capital Markets

Despite a ₹50-trillion market-cap wipeout, fiscal constraints, weak tax buoyancy and currency pressures leave little room for the Budget 2026 to offer direct relief to capital markets.

Chokkalingam G

January 24, 2026 at 6:38 AM IST

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The Bureau

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