Indirect tax collections register 15.6% growth in April-September

16 Oct 2012 Evaluate

Reflecting a slow-down in economic activity, indirect tax collections, comprising of customs, excise and service tax, grew at a low rate of 15.6 per cent to Rs 2.17 lakh crore in April-September against the annual target of Rs 5.05 lakh crore for the current fiscal, an increase of about 27 per cent from 2011-12 target.

The excise duty collection during the period aggregated to Rs 80,000 crore, while customs duty collection totaled at Rs 77,000 crore. Meanwhile, the service tax collection was at Rs 60,000 crore during the period.

In September, the tax collection witnessed a growth of about 19 per cent at Rs 22,000 crore, over the realization in the same month last fiscal. Out of this, revenue from Customs duty summed up to Rs 8,000 crore and from excise aggregated to Rs 8,110 crore. Service tax collection stood at Rs 5,890 crore in September.

The collection from service tax is expected to be higher from October, as the government has imposed the duty on railways also, which till September was exempted from the ambit of the tax. The exchequer from this is expected to earn about Rs 3,000 crore from the service tax decision coming into force from October 1. Meanwhile, the gross direct tax collection during the first six months of 2012-13 has registered growth of 5.87% at Rs 2.72 lakh crore as against Rs 2.57 lakh crore in the corresponding period last year.

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