Meeting revenue collection target will be difficult: Sunil Mitra

08 Jun 2011 Evaluate

On account of slow economic expansion, meeting revenue collection target will be difficult for the present financial year. Financial secretary Sunil Mitra said, 'Meeting the revenue collection targets in 2011-12 will not be an easy task to accomplish’. Indicating the government may come under pressure to meet this year’s fiscal deficit target of 4.6% of GDP.

The government has planned 18% rise in tax collection in current financial year from last year with assumption of 9% growth. However, the economic growth projection for India has been revised downward because of increase in crude oil price, high inflation and increase interest rate. Due to changed scenario most of the economist expect economy to grow by 8 % against the 9% estimate of economic survey. Finance minister expects economy to grow by 8.5% in the present financial year.

As per the Finance secretary, to meet the budget target, indirect tax collection should grow by 14.8% in this year. He said, 'The impact of increased base effect (in the last fiscal) will only compound the task”.

However, the gross direct collection for first two month had increased by 38% compare to last year. But the net direct tax was significantly down by 48% due to 217% increase in tax refunds issued by the Income Tax department. This year IT department is planning to issue Rs 1 lakh crore tax refund. Last year IT Department had issues Rs 73, 000 crore tax refunds. The increase in tax refund also adds extra pressures on the revenue collection target. For current financial year, government has set the target of Rs 3.92 lakh crore and Rs 5.32 lakh crore for indirect and direct tax respectively.

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