Kathmandu. The government has collected Rs 6.5 billion in profit tax from the stock market in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. The government has collected Rs 6.44 billion in capital gains tax from the stock market.

The capital gains tax has been collected at Rs 55,15,81,804 in the month of March. Compared to the month of February, the profit tax has decreased significantly. In the month of January, Rs 1.29 billion was collected.

According to the CDSC, Rs 170,07,63,231 personal long-term capital gains tax, Rs 320,06,49,840 personal short-term capital gains tax and Rs 6,02,68,731 corporate capital gains tax were collected in the month of March.

According to the CDSC, the profit tax collected in the month of January was Rs 5.88 billion and Rs 4.59 billion in the month of Poush.