GST, I-T mop up in Q1FY21 very encouraging, indicates economic recovery: Finance Secretary

24 Jul 2020 Evaluate

Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey has said that income tax (I-T) mop up in Q1 (April-June) of fiscal 2020-21 is very encouraging and indicates that the Indian economy is recovering sooner than what was anticipated at the time of imposition of lockdown. He said the Revenue Department wants to bring in self-compliance among taxpayers by making available data of all financial transactions via Form 26AS at the time of filing income tax (I-T) return.

Pandey also stated that about 70 percent of the Rs 91,000 crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected in June is on account of transactions in May. He said ‘for the month of June, going by the current trends, we have certain trend about how many people have made payment so far, and also the e-way bill...truck movement...all these things are giving encouraging signals that the economy is coming back to the realm sooner than what was being anticipated when the lockdown was started in March.’

Besides, Finance Secretary said income tax collection, by way of advance tax and TDS, in the April-June quarter was about 80 percent of what was collected in the same period last year. He said ‘these two numbers -- GST and income tax -- are encouraging numbers and also gives us some hope that wherever possible businesses are finding ways to get started. But there were certain sectors like hospitality, education, tourism, which are facing difficulty.’ With regard to digital lending by banks, he said if tax-payment profile of a loan applicant is made available to the banks, it would make it easier for lenders to assess how much loan can be extended.

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