The net direct tax collection in April-May period rose by 6.44% at Rs 37,596 crore compared to the same period last fiscal. The Net direct tax collections, which are gross collections minus refunds, stood at Rs 35,322 crore in April-May period of FY13. The gross direct tax collections rose by 21.10% to Rs 63,252 crore, while, the gross collection of corporate taxes went up by 14.91% to Rs 27,957 crore in the reported period from a year-ago period.
On category wise, the gross collection in personal income tax was up by 27.29% to Rs 34,805 crore compared to Rs 27,343 crore in the same period last fiscal year. The collection from wealth tax stood at Rs 28 crore, up from Rs 15 crore collected in April-May 2012-13. However, the growth in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) declined by 14.63% to Rs 461 crore in April-May period this fiscal from Rs 540 crore in the same period last fiscal.
Meanwhile, in order to boost the tax revenue, the government is doing all efforts include issuing notices to tax evaders and set advertising campaign etc. Further, the government is addressing hurdles like human resources, technology and time to improve tax collection and deal with the menace of tax evasion. The government has fixed a direct tax collection target of Rs 6.68 lakh crore for the current fiscal, up from Rs 5.65 lakh crore in the previous fiscal.
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