Timeline of changes in LTCG tax on equity in India since 2003
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman increased the LTCG tax rate on equity to 12.5 percent in the Union Budget presented on 23 July 2024.
By Capital Kranti desk, Gandhinagar · Editor: Parth Thakkar
2 November 2026, 5:11 pm · 1 min read
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According to a Business Standard report, the policy of long-term capital gains tax, known as LTCG tax, on listed equities in India has undergone several significant changes since 2003. This timeline of policy shifts includes various government decisions.
The most recent change in this chain of policy shifts was made by the country's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In the Union Budget presented by her on 23 July 2024, the rate of LTCG tax applicable to listed equities was increased. Before this budget, the tax rate was 10 percent, which has now been increased to 12.5 percent.
This report was first published on 2 November 2026 at 1:49 PM. Along with this, readers were also asked to join the Telegram channel to get the most important news and views on a daily basis. Information about this entire sequence of events and the change in tax policy has been given in this article of Business Standard.
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