India’s indirect tax collections grew by 5.6 percent to Rs 4,41,826 crore during the April-February period of current fiscal as against Rs 4,18,286 recorded in the same period of previous fiscal. Indirect tax collection, which includes excise, customs and service tax, is the main source of revenue for the government. Total collection of indirect taxes in February 2014 rose by 5 percent to Rs 43,794 crore, against Rs 41,714 crore in the same month last fiscal
During the April-February’ FY14, service tax collections grew by 18.2 percent to Rs 1,34,171 crore, while Customs duty contributed Rs 1,49,211 crore during the period. However, excise collections dropped 3.8 percent during the period to Rs 1,49,711 crore, against Rs 1,55,570 crore in the same period in the last fiscal year owing to the slow manufacturing activities in the country. .
The Government has set revised indirect tax collection target at Rs 5.19 lakh crore for FY14, lower than Rs 5.65 lakh crore set earlier. Meanwhile, the government is unlikely to achieve even the revised set target as it require around Rs 78,000 crore indirect tax collection during March to reach at Rs 5.19 lakh crore. Prevailing economic slowdown is the major reason for low indirect tax collection. Tax collection is the major source of revenue for the country and the government has been taking measures to enhance tax collections revenue as India's fiscal deficit in the first ten months of the 2013/14 financial year crossed the set target at Rs 5.33 lakh crore during April-January, or 101.6 percent of the full year target, compared with 89.4 percent at the same period a year ago.
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