Indirect tax collections up by 5% at Rs 3.07 lakh crore during April-November’ FY14

23 Dec 2013 Evaluate

India’s indirect tax collections grew by 5 percent to Rs 3,07,568 crore during the April-November period of current fiscal as against Rs 2,93,145 recorded in the same period of previous fiscal. Indirect tax collections, which include excise, customs and service tax, is the main source of revenue for the government.

During the April-November’ FY14, service tax collections grew by 16 percent to Rs 92,095 crore, while Customs' collection was up by 7 percent to Rs 1,11,844 crore. However, excise collections dropped 5.1 percent during the period to over Rs 1,03,629 crore, against Rs 1,09,180 crore in the same period in the last fiscal year owing to the slow manufacturing activities in the country.

The Government has set indirect tax collections target of Rs 5.65 lakh crore for 2013-14, up from Rs 4.73 lakh crore in the last fiscal. In order to enhance tax collections, the government has been taking measures as India's fiscal deficit, the difference between government receipts and spending, touched Rs 4.57 lakh crore or 84.4% of budget estimates in the first seven months of the current fiscal, reflecting signs of stress in government finances. Meanwhile, the government has expressed confidence that fiscal deficit will be contained within set target at 4.8% of GDP in the current fiscal.

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