Maharashtra govt. to reinstate 5% stamp duty on property registrations
The Hindu
The State government had slashed the stamp duty charges last year to boost the real estate market, which was facing a slowdown due to COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown.
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided not to on property registrations from April. It said it would reinstate its earlier system of 5% stamp duty on property registrations from Thursday. The State government had between August and December last year to boost the real estate market, which was facing a slowdown due to COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown. It was made 3% between January 1 and March 31.
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