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Direct tax, capital gains simplification welcome steps: PwC India
Tax experts have welcomed the simplification of the capital gains tax regime and direct tax announced in Budget 2024-25. "Marginal increase in long term tax rates from 10% to 12.5% and slightly higher for the short term gains from 15% to 20% has been announced with protection for small investors,” says Gautam Mehra, partner, PwC India.
This was accompanied by a strategic simplification of the capital gains regime by unifying the qualifying periods are steps in positive direction, Mehra says.
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