{"id":308450,"date":"2026-10-14T18:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=308450"},"modified":"2026-10-14T18:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:32:17","slug":"ltcg-stt-taxation-a-tweak-or-removal-whats-feasible-ace-investors-shankar-sharma-rohit-srivastava-say-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/ltcg-stt-taxation-a-tweak-or-removal-whats-feasible-ace-investors-shankar-sharma-rohit-srivastava-say-this\/","title":{"rendered":"LTCG Tax and STT: A Tweak or Removal? What Is Feasible? Ace Investors Shankar Sharma, Rohit Srivastava Say This"},"content":{"rendered":"

LTCG tax: 12.5% on listed equity held over 12 months, with a Rs 1.25 lakh annual exemption (since 23 Jul 2024). On 13 Oct 2026 the Finance Minister said she is open to hearing views on LTCG and STT but committed to nothing. LTCG collections were Rs 1,29,158 crore in AY 2025-26, up from Rs 72,249 crore. I could not find the 14 Oct views of Shankar Sharma or Rohit Srivastava.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The LTCG tax on listed equity is 12.5% on gains above Rs 1.25 lakh a year for shares held more than 12 months, and investors have pushed for its removal since it was reintroduced in 2018. On 13 October 2026 the Finance Minister said the government is open to hearing views on the LTCG tax and STT ahead of Budget 2027-28, but she did not say whether either will change. The revenue at stake is large, because LTCG collections rose to Rs 1,29,158 crore in AY 2025-26, and the Finance Ministry had said earlier that no proposal to scrap the tax was under consideration. I could not find the October views of Shankar Sharma or Rohit Srivastava, so the article uses other named experts and flags the gap.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Few topics excite Indian investors as much as the LTCG tax and the Securities Transaction Tax. Both the LTCG tax and STT are paid on top of brokerage, and both have been raised in recent years. The headline asks whether the answer is a tweak or a removal and what is feasible.<\/p>\n

This guide covers the current rules, what was said on 13 October 2026, the arguments for removal, the revenue the government would give up, the realistic options and what investors should do now. Figures that I work out are labelled, and unconfirmed claims are flagged.<\/p>\n

One caution comes first: the market rose on the Finance Minister’s remarks, but no official change has been announced, and the existing LTCG tax and STT provisions stay in force.<\/p>\n

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