Bharat Express

Securities Transaction Tax

India's direct tax collections grew 16.15% YoY to Rs 25.86 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 (as of March 16), per CBDT data.

The rise in STT collections follows the announcement made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget 2024-25, which proposed to double the STT on F&O of securities, effective October 1, 2024.