NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government has decided to exempt earnings from investments in debt mutual funds on units sold between April 1 and July 10 this year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told lawmakers on Friday, bowing to pressure from retail investors.
In his maiden budget, Jaitley had proposed a tax on gains from investments in non-equity mutual fund schemes. He also increased the long-term capital gains tax rate on debt-linked mutual funds to 20 percent from 10 percent.
The mutual fund industry protested against the proposed tax changes.
(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)
