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SEBI urges Finance Ministry to reduce securities transaction tax

11 Jun 2014 Evaluate

In a move to enhance the investment in domestic equity benchmarks, the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has urged the Finance Ministry to reduce securities transaction tax (STT) for investors.

At present, buyer and seller pay STT on any deal in the spot or cash market. The STT, which was introduced in the 2004-05 Union Budget constitutes 50% of the total transaction cost in the cash segment and also covers mutual fund units traded on exchanges. In exchange traded derivative contracts include futures and options, only the seller pays STT. Besides STT, there are other charges such as transaction charges, stump duty, service tax and brokerage fee which are discouraging investors particularly retail investors.

The market regulator is of the view that high STT tax is one of the reasons why India is losing out to overseas markets like Singapore where the transaction cost is much lower. Therefore, STT rates for different kinds of transactions on stock exchanges should be reduced.

Currently, the STT rate is 0.10% on the value of the transaction where a buyer takes delivery of shares in the spot market. Most of the stock market intermediaries are expecting a cut in STT in the coming union budget 2014-15. If the government removes one-way STT, it will reduce the transaction cost which in turn will enhance volume in domestic equity markets.

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