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NSE asks FM, Sebi to lower taxes on market trading

NSE MD&CEO Vikram Limaye said the high security transaction costs are affecting the competitiveness of Indian markets compared to peers
  • Limaye said lowering the taxes would facilitate an increase in India's weightage in global indices, which would attract more foreign capital
  • Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Sebi Chairman Ajay Tyagi ring a bell to conclude the Silver Jubilee celebrations of NSE, in Mumbai, Tuesday. Also seen is National Stock Exchange MD & CEO Vikram Limaye (Photo: PTI)Premium
    Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Sebi Chairman Ajay Tyagi ring a bell to conclude the Silver Jubilee celebrations of NSE, in Mumbai, Tuesday. Also seen is National Stock Exchange MD & CEO Vikram Limaye (Photo: PTI)

    Mumbai: At the silver jubilee celebrations of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE), Managing Director and CEO Vikram Limaye pitched for lower taxes on trading in Indian markets.

    At the event attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he said that the high taxation and compliance cost is affecting the competitiveness of Indian markets as compared to other jurisdictions.

    "Incidence of multiple taxes from STT, capital gains, stamp duty and GST on capital market transactions is affecting the competitiveness of Indian markets compared to peers," said Limaye.

    He made a request to finance ministry and Securities and Exchange Board of India or Sebi to examine the transaction costs.

    "I request Honourable Finance Minister and Chairman of SEBI to examine the overall transaction costs including taxes, margins and compliance costs to improve competitiveness of Indian markets," Limaye said.

    This, according to Limaye, would facilitate an increase in India's weightage in global indices, which would attract more foreign capital.

    India is one of the few jurisdictions which charges capital gains in form on Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) on trading in Indian markets, this is in addition to Securities Transaction Tax (STT). These taxation on marginal rate adds to increase compliance costs.

    To foreign investors this is also a permanent costs as any taxes they pay in India cannot be offset in their home country as they are anyway tax-exempt. Limaye's statement assumes importance in the backdrop of increased pitch for reducing taxes on market trading after the government moved to reduce the taxes on India Inc.

    The Finance Minister, however, did not respond to the pitch for reducing taxes on market trading.

    Ajay Tyagi, Chairman, Sebi however said that the exchanges should abstain from misusing their oligopolistic position and charge exorbitant fees and charges to market participants.

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    Published: 05 Nov 2019, 07:12 PM IST
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