Direct tax collection for first quarter increases by 23.91%

08 Jul 2011 Evaluate

The gross direct tax collection has increased almost by 23.91% in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (April-June 2011) and stood at Rs 104,136 crore as compared to Rs 84,041 crore in the like period of last fiscal, as per the official data released on July 7.

According to the data released by the department of revenue under the ministry of finance, during the April-June 2011, the gross collection of corporate taxes increased by 23.49% to Rs 68,223 crore from Rs 55,244 crore, whereas gross collection of personal income tax went up by 24.63% to Rs 35,859 crore from Rs 28,772 crore.

However, the net tax collection for the first quarter reduced by 16.61%, due to an exponential increase in tax refunds. “Net collections, however, stood at Rs 57,268 crore, down from Rs 68,675 crore in the same period last fiscal on account of an increase of 205.01% in tax refunds, which stood at Rs 46,868 crore as against Rs 15,366 crore last fiscal,” the finance ministry said in the statement.

The surge in revenue collection from corporate taxes and personal income taxes shows the increase in economic activities in the country. Experts have the view that, elevated inflation and anti-inflationary stance adopted by the Reserve Bank of India are hampering economic activities in India.

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