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Lok Sabha passes bill for tax exemption on foreign bonds
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill granting tax exemption to Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) investing in government securities (G-Secs). The exemption covers interest earned on such securities as well as…
The Story in Brief
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill granting tax exemption to Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) investing in government securities (G-Secs). The exemption covers interest earned on such securities as well as capital gains from their sale, exchange or transfer, ndtv.com reports.
The bill is intended to make Indian government bonds more attractive to foreign capital. It now moves to the Rajya Sabha for approval.
The Indian Opinion
The government is betting that tax sops alone will pull in foreign bond money. But narratives that this is a magic bullet ignore currency risk, procedural delays, and global rate cycles that have kept FIIs cautious. The real test will be the actual inflow numbers six months after the bill becomes law.
Source: ndtv.com
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