सेयर कारोबारमा थप १ प्रतिशत शुल्क लगाउने प्रस्ताव हट्ने Government Set to Scrap Proposed 1% Fee on Share Transactions
काठमाडौं — उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्रालयले प्रस्तावित कम्पनी ऐन २०८३ मा राखिएको सेयर कारोबारमा थप १ प्रतिशत शुल्क लगाउने व्यवस्था हटाउने तयारी गरेको छ। लगानीकर्ता र सरोकारवालाहरूको विरोधपछि मन्त्रालयले यो निर्णय गरेको हो।
मस्यौदामा २५ लाख रुपैयाँ वा सोभन्दा बढीको सेयर किनबेच गर्दा कम्पनी रजिष्ट्रारको कार्यालयमा १ प्रतिशत शुल्क तिर्नुपर्ने प्रस्ताव थियो। तर यो व्यवस्थाले सेयर बजार (दोस्रो बजार) मार्फत हुने कारोबारलाई पनि समेट्ने भएपछि लगानीकर्ताले ठूलो आपत्ति जनाएका थिए।
मन्त्रालयकी सहसचिव कल्पना श्रेष्ठका अनुसार यो प्रस्ताव हाल मस्यौदा चरणमै रहेको र प्राप्त सुझावअनुसार हटाइने भएको छ।
मस्यौदाको दफा ८९ मा यो शुल्क ब्रोकरले उठाएर सरकारी कोषमा जम्मा गर्नुपर्ने व्यवस्था थियो। तर सेयर बजारमा पहिले नै धितोपत्र बोर्ड, ब्रोकर र सीडीएस एन्ड क्लियरिङलाई विभिन्न शुल्क तिर्नुपर्ने हुँदा थप १ प्रतिशत शुल्कले बजारको लागत धेरै बढाउने चिन्ता लगानीकर्ताले व्यक्त गरेका थिए।
लगानीकर्ताहरूले यसअघि पनि पुँजीगत लाभकर नीतिमा भएको परिवर्तनले बजार प्रभावित भएको गुनासो गर्दै आएका छन्। सरकारले लाभकरलाई अन्तिम कर बनाउने भनेको भए पनि कानुनमा अझै स्पष्ट व्यवस्था नभएकाले अन्योल कायम छ।
मन्त्रालयले हाल मस्यौदामा सुझाव संकलन गरिरहेको छ। अन्तिम मस्यौदा तयार भएपछि विधेयक कानुन मन्त्रालय, मन्त्रिपरिषद् हुँदै संसदमा पेश हुनेछ।
Kathmandu — Nepal's Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies is moving to remove a controversial provision from the proposed Companies Act 2083 that would have imposed an additional 1 percent fee on share transactions. The move follows strong opposition from investors and stakeholders.
The draft bill had proposed a 1 percent fee, payable to the Office of the Company Registrar, on any share transfer or purchase/sale worth Rs 2.5 million or more. Investors strongly objected after it became clear the provision would also apply to trades conducted through the stock exchange (secondary market), arguing it would add an extra burden on top of existing charges.
According to Joint Secretary Kalpana Shrestha, the provision is currently only at the draft stage and is being revised based on feedback received during public consultation.
Under Section 89 of the draft, the 1 percent fee was to apply even to share purchases and sales made through the stock exchange system, with brokers required to collect the fee and deposit it into the federal consolidated fund.
Critics pointed out that the secondary market already carries multiple charges: investors currently pay a 0.015 percent fee to the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), plus brokerage service fees ranging from 0.24 to 0.36 percent, along with a Rs 25 settlement fee per transaction via CDS and Clearing Limited. Additionally, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) takes a 20 percent share of broker commissions, and SEBON takes 0.6 percent. Investors warned that adding a further 1 percent on top of this fee structure would significantly raise the overall cost of trading.
Investors have also previously voiced concerns over instability in capital gains tax policy. Although the government announced in the current fiscal year's budget that capital gains tax would be made a final tax, the lack of clear provisions in the Economic Act has left ambiguity around this issue. Short-term capital gains tax currently stands at 10 percent and long-term at 7.5 percent.
The ministry is currently collecting public feedback on the draft. Once a revised final draft is prepared, the bill will move through the Ministry of Law, the Council of Ministers, and finally to Parliament.
