India once had no LTCG tax: How income tax rules on LTCG, STCG and STT changed over the years

India’s capital gains tax regime has undergone several changes over the decades, from its abolition in 1949 to the removal of LTCG tax on listed equities in 2004 and its reintroduction in 2018.
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