The government has said that the total revenue collection will fall short by Rs 50,000 crore (5-7 per cent) in the current financial year mainly because of subdued growth in direct taxes. Though it has reiterated that despite shortfall in direct tax collection the fiscal deficit will still remain within the budgeted target.
In the current financial year the total tax revenues are likely to be around Rs 14 lakh crore against the budget estimate of Rs 14.5 lakh crore. The current buoyancy in indirect taxes, growing at 37 per cent in aggregate so far this fiscal will help meet the gap and help achieve the overall tax revenue collection target of Rs. 14.5 lakh crore. The government had set an ambitious 16.5-per cent growth target for revenue collection during this current fiscal.
Finance Secretary Ratan Watal said that 'Our macro-fundamentals remain strong. We are now better placed to handle unforeseen external shocks and to put India firmly on the path of economic recovery and inclusive prosperity”. He further stated that the twin deficits-fiscal and current account-have been reduced, adding that the government is committed to achieving this year's fiscal deficit target as well as the fiscal glide path laid out in the Budget.
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