« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  ITR Filing 2025: These individuals are exempt from paying tax. Do they need to file returns?  Full List Of Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Announced Wednesday  Top 5 tax-saving investment options for salaried individuals to consider before March 31, 2025  5 lesser lesser-known avenues of tax saving you can use to save income tax before March 31, 2025  March 15 is deadline for last advance tax installment: Know if you must pay «  Easy times ahead of large tax-payers... `Tax returns mandatory on income over Rs 1 lakh'... » STT collections surge in Q1 August, 10th 2006 Securities transaction tax (STT) collections of the Centre has touched a level of Rs 1,218 crore during the first quarter of the current fiscal, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. For the entire fiscal 2005-06, the Government had collected STT of Rs 2,513 crore. In 2004-05, the Centre had collected STT of Rs 589 crore. STT, introduced in 2004, is in the nature of a turnover tax and levied on every transaction undertaken in a recognised stock exchange of the country.