Kathmandu. In the first month of the current fiscal year 2082/83 BS, the state has collected more than Rs 2.15 billion in profit tax from the capital market.

The state has collected Rs 2.15 billion in profit tax from the capital market in the month of July of the current fiscal year.

During this period, individual investors in the capital market have paid capital gains tax of Rs 650 million by selling long-term shares. Similarly, individual investors have paid Rs 1.21 billion in profit tax in a month by selling short-term shares.

Institutional investors have paid profit tax worth Rs 293.16 million during the period. Since the beginning of the new fiscal year, the capital market has increased by only 82 points. In the meantime, the capital market has returned above 3,000 points.