Government to Issue Gold Bonds From November 26, Interest Fixed at 2.75%
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To tap the Indian love for the yellow metal, the government has announced that Sovereign Gold Bonds will be issued from November 26. Holding a sovereign gold bond, according to Finance Ministry sources, is like holding gold in paper form.
Those interested in investing in the bonds can start filing applications from November 5. The last date for filing the applications is November 20. The bonds will be sold through banks and designated post offices.
The tenure of the bond will be for a period of eight years with exit option from the fifth year to be exercised on interest payment dates. The government has announced gold bonds denominated in multiples of grams of gold with a basic unit of 1 gram.
Ending the speculation, the government has decided to compensate the investors at a fixed rate of 2.75 per cent per annum payable semi-annually on the initial value of investment.
The interest on gold bonds will not be tax free. It will be taxable as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961). The capital gains tax will also remain same as in the case of physical gold.
A government source said the minimum permissible investment in the bonds will be two units (i.e. two grams of gold) and the maximum which can be subscribed by anyone cannot be more than 500 grams per person per fiscal year (April-March).
The price of the gold bond will be fixed in rupees on the basis of the previous week's (Monday-Friday) simple average of closing price of gold of 999 purity grade, published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd. (IBJA). Payment can be made for the bonds through cash/cheque/demand draft/electronic funds transfer/Government of India Stock under GS Act, 2006.
Here are 10 things to know about the two gold schemes:
1) The sovereign gold bond will enable investors to buy gold certificates from the government, which can later be encashed for money or physical gold.
2) Gold bonds will be issued with a rate of interest to be decided by the government. Interest will be calculated on the value of gold deposited at the time of investment.
3) Gold bonds will be issued in denominations of 5, 10, 50, 100 grams of gold. The cap per person per year has been set at 500 grams, the government said.
4) Duration of such gold bonds will be for minimum of 5 to 7 years to protect investors from medium term volatility in gold prices, the government said.
5) Gold bonds are expected to reduce the demand for physical gold bars and coins by shifting a part of estimated 300 tons per annum for investment into gold bonds.
6) The gold monetization scheme involves mobilization of tonnes of the yellow metal stored in households and temples.
7) The gold monetization scheme that will enable depositors to earn interest on their on their gold accounts. Under this scheme, the minimum quantity of gold that has to be deposited is at 30 grams.
8) The gold monetization scheme will cut down on imports, thus reducing foreign exchange outflows. According to estimates, India paid $34.32 billion to import around 930 tonnes of gold in the year ending March 2015.
9) Gold monetization scheme, in long term, will reduce country's reliance on the import of gold and put it to productive use, the government said.
10) Though stocks of gold in India are estimated to be over 20,000 tonnes, most of this gold is neither traded, nor monetized. Gold collected through the scheme will be made available to jewelers for manufacturing of new jewellery and other items. www.keralites.net          |
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