{"id":15644,"date":"2026-08-19T14:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/?p=15644"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:39:45","slug":"sgb-capital-gains-tax-after-budget-2026-why-secondary-market-buyers-now-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldenpi.com\/blog\/sovereign-gold-bond\/sgb-capital-gains-tax-after-budget-2026-why-secondary-market-buyers-now-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"SGB Capital Gains Tax After Budget 2026: Why Secondary Market Buyers Now Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span>Until now, anyone who held a Sovereign Gold Bond to maturity paid no capital gains tax, whether they bought it from the RBI at issue or on the stock exchange. That has changed. From 1 April 2026, the tax-free maturity applies only to the original subscriber who bought at issue and held to the end [1]. If you bought your SGB on the exchange, you now pay tax on the gain even if you hold to maturity. This piece explains the new rule and who it affects<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

SGB capital gains tax in 2026 changed one long-standing perk. The appeal of a Sovereign Gold Bond was simple: the gold price, plus 2.5% interest a year, plus a tax-free exit if you held it to maturity. That last benefit is the one Budget 2026 narrowed.<\/p>

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