Reflecting the impact of economic slowdown, net direct tax collection grew by just 12.49 percent to Rs 3.90 lakh crore in the April-January period of FY 13 from Rs 3.46 lakh crore in the same period of corresponding year, which is less than the annual budgeted target of 15 percent. Lower than expected growth in corporate tax collection in April-January period is mainly due to the muted corporate activity and as industrial output growth declined by 0.1 percent in November.
Worried over the widening fiscal deficit, the government has earlier issued a strict warning to tax evaders and asked them to disclose their correct income and pay advance tax by the due date otherwise be prepared to face legal action. The government has also warned the evaders of excise, customs and service taxes to pay their dues or face penal action which could include prosecution, arrest and property attachment.
Meanwhile, in April-January period of FY13, the collection from personal income tax was up by 13.81 percent at about Rs 1.58 lakh crore , while the corporate tax collection was up 3.71 percent at Rs 2.96 lakh crore. The growth in wealth tax was up 2.85 percent at Rs 685 crore. However, the collection from Securities Transaction Tax (STT) dropped by 9.99 percent to Rs 3,731 crore during the April-January period of FY13.
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