Govt exempts FIIs from capital gains tax on G-Sec investments: Details

Foreign investors are ‌subject to a 12.5% LTCG gains ‌tax on listed shares and ‌bonds held for more than 12 months, ‌and a ​20% withholding ​tax on interest earned from govt bonds   The Centre said on Friday that it would exempt foreign institutional investors and the Bank for International Settlements from capital gains tax…