Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), in its Union Budget proposals, has sought that capital gains on redemption of units of debt-oriented mutual funds held for more than three years should be taxed at the rate of 10% without indexation, as applicable in the case of debentures.
The mutual fund industry body also has proposed the introduction of a debt-linked savings scheme (DLSS) providing tax benefits similar to the current ELSS scheme.
AMFI has proposed that the definition of equity-oriented funds be revised and include fund of funds (FoFs) that invest at least 90% of their corpus in units of equity-oriented funds. This move will ensure parity in tax treatment for FoFs investing in equities.