The Finance Minister (FM) in the Union Budget 2024 has announced that both the LTCG and STCG liability of equity mutual fund investors is subject to an increase of 12.5% and 20%, respectively, effective 23 July 2024.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and urged Speaker Om Birla to refer it to a select committee of the House.
Opposition members opposed the Bill at the introduction stage but the House passed a motion by voice vote for its introduction.
Getting to the finer points of the new tax bill, will there be changes in the short-term capital gains (STCG) and long-term capital gains (LTCG)? Let’s take a look:
The taxation will remain the same as the current one.
The government had introduced a simplified capital gains tax regime in 2024 and capital assets taxed under the capital gains regime are divided into two categories –
1. Listed securities
2. Unlisted securities and non-financial securities.