# Lok Sabha clears law enabling future charges on UPI payments 2026-08-06T14:28:24+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, enabling the Centre to permit charges on UPI, RuPay and other notified electronic payments. The Bill removes the current legal bar on Merchant Discount Rate, but does not impose any fee. Any charge would require a separate government notification. The Times of India reports that the government may consider a 0.25% to 0.4% MDR on business payments above Rs 2,000, while person-to-person transfers could remain exempt. That proposal has not been formally announced. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra called it premature to speculate. The Bill also offers tax measures for electronics manufacturing, foreign investment funds and data centres. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - thenewsminute.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - ndtv.com Tags: digital payments, Lok Sabha, MDR, Taxation Bill, UPI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/lok-sabha-bill-opens-door-to-future-upi-charges/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/lok-sabha-bill-opens-door-to-future-upi-charges/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.