BUDGET WISH LIST

Brokers are lobbying the government to introduce silver exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the forthcoming Budget Silver ETFs will help retail investors capture the appreciation of silver without physically purchasing the metal Brokers want government debt securities to be traded on stock exchanges, much like tax-free bonds and gold bonds Want halving of STT for cash and derivatives trades, and uniformity of stamp duty across states Seek exemption on stamp duty on currency derivatives