New 0.05% transaction tax to be introduced for KOSPI trading in 2026

Seoul: The government will introduce a new 0.05 per cent transaction tax on KOSPI stock trades next year, the finance ministry here said on Monday, marking the first time the benchmark market will impose such a levy.

Under the revised tax law approved in July, the tax rate on KOSPI transactions will rise from zero per cent to 0.05 per cent, while the existing separate 0.15 per cent agricultural and fishery village special tax will remain unchanged, reports Yonhap news agency.