With the first quarter of current fiscal gross tax mop-up reaching Rs 5.6 lakh crore, ICRA Ratings in its latest report has said that the government is set to exceed the budgeted tax collection target of Rs 22.2 lakh crore for 2021-22, led by indirect taxes, primarily taxes on petroleum products. However, it said despite the second wave of the pandemic, the April-June quarter tax collections rose to Rs 5.6 lakh crore, which is 39 per cent higher than Q1 of FY20. As stated differently, this is 107 per cent more than Q1 of FY21 and 25.1 per cent of the full-year target.
According to the report, the first quarter is traditionally moderate for tax collection, as the economic activity remains tepid. The revenue department is yet to officially release tax collection data, but the finance ministry informed the Lok Sabha on July 19 that Q1 tax revenue mop-up reached Rs 5.6 lakh crore. The ministry also informed the House that the excise duty on petrol and diesel fetched Rs 94,181 crore in Q1.
The report stated that Q1 collections at Rs 5.6 trillion is 107 per cent higher than Rs 2.7 lakh crore in Q1 of FY21, when the whole country was under lockdown last year. But more meaningfully, this is a full 39 per cent more than the pre-COVID level in Q1 of FY20. It further said while corporation tax, personal income tax and Central GST receipts in Q1 stood at 21-22 per cent of the budget estimates, excise and customs collections already crossed 30 per cent of the budget estimate, boosted by the high taxes on fuels as well as a relatively faster recovery in international trade.
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