Amid continuing overseas fund outflow from the markets following the decision to impose surcharge on certain class of such investors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government will soon hold discussions with representatives of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). She added that Economic Affairs Secretary Atanu Chakraborty would hold discussions with representatives of FPIs soon. She said ‘I am quite open to hear them out what they (FPIs) have to say’.
Besides, FPIs pulled out Rs 2,881.10 crore from debt and equity segments on August 1 and 2. In July, they had withdrawn a net amount of Rs 2,985.88 crore from the capital markets. In the 2019-20 Budget, the government had decided to increase surcharge from 15 per cent to 25 per cent on taxable income between Rs 2 crore and Rs 5 crore, and from 15 per cent to 37 per cent for income above Rs 5 crore. It would also be applicable for FPIs operating as trusts or as association of persons.
Moreover, talking about sovereign bonds, the Minister said nothing more has been done apart from the announcement in the Budget as the ministry was busy in dealing with three bills, including amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The government has announced it would start raising a part of its gross borrowing programme from external markets in foreign currencies. India's sovereign external debt-to-GDP level is among the lowest globally at less than 5 per cent.
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