The decision to tax interest earned from provident fund contribution of over Rs 2.5 lakh a year is likely to affect only 0.23% of 45 million subscribers.
The central bank hopes the move will allow greater depth to the gilt market in particular and the overall debt market in general.
Aditi Nayar, Principal Economist, ICRA, in an interview with Money9, said she feels the rate cycle has ended.
RBI had earlier announced its intent to come out with an official digital currency, in the face of proliferation of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin about which the central bank has had many concerns.
The central bank also said it will set up a 24x7 helpline for digital payments services to secure them more against fraud and phishing.
Around Rs 825 crore is deposited in the accounts of top-20 rich investors.
Benchmark equity indices continued their strong run on February 5 with the Sensex ending 117.34 points higher at 50,731.63 and Nifty rising 28.60 points at 14,924.30. In early trade, Sensex surpassed the 51,000-mark first time hitting an intraday high of 51,073. While Nifty50 surpassed the psychological 15,000-mark and hit a record high of 15,015 levels. […]
Shares of kitchen appliances manufacturer Stove Kraft on Friday made a decent debut on bourses.
In an interaction with Money9, Sudhir Kaushik, co-founder and CEO, TaxSpanner, explained the reasons behind the move.