http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...it-dividend-payments/articleshow/51191241.cms
The securities transaction tax (STT) on cash transactions has been maintained at 0.12 per cent. But STT on options trading has been increased to 0.05 per cent from 0.017 per cent earlier.
Transaction volumes in the market are nowhere near the transaction volume of late 2007 or early 2008 period. With the drop in volume, liquidity of the market has taken a serious hit. Liquidity exists in select pockets, but it is quite shallow at the broader market level.
STT brings in around Rs 5,000-7,000 crore annually to the government coffers.
The securities transaction tax (STT) on cash transactions has been maintained at 0.12 per cent. But STT on options trading has been increased to 0.05 per cent from 0.017 per cent earlier.
Transaction volumes in the market are nowhere near the transaction volume of late 2007 or early 2008 period. With the drop in volume, liquidity of the market has taken a serious hit. Liquidity exists in select pockets, but it is quite shallow at the broader market level.
STT brings in around Rs 5,000-7,000 crore annually to the government coffers.