Direct and indirect tax collection show a jump of 10.6 and 26.7 percent

Direct Tax Collections up to October, 2016 show an increase of 10.6%; Net Direct Collections stood at Rs.3.77 lakh crore;44.5% of the Budget Estimates of direct taxes for FY 2016-17 has been achieved. 

The figures for Direct Tax Collections up to October, 2016 show that net collections are at Rs.3.77 lakh crore which is 10.6% more than the net collections for the corresponding period last year. Till October, 2016, 44.5% of the Budget Estimates of direct taxes for FY 2016-17 has been achieved.

As regards the growth rates for Corporate Income Tax (CIT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT), in terms of gross revenue collections, the growth rate under CIT is 11.6% while that under PIT (including STT etc.) is 18.6%. However, after adjusting for refunds, the net growth in CIT collections is 5.0% while that in PIT collections is 18.4%. Refunds amounting to Rs.93,836 crore have been issued during April-October, 2016, which is 32.2% higher than the refunds issued during the corresponding period last year.

Indirect Tax Collections up to October, 2016 register an increase of 26.7% over the net collections for the corresponding period last year; Net Indirect Collections stood at Rs.4.85 lakh crore; 62.4% of the Budget Estimates of Indirect taxes for FY 2016-17 has been achieved till October, 2016. 

The figures for indirect tax collections (Central Excise, Service Tax and Customs) up to October 2016 show that net revenue collections are at Rs 4.85 lakh crore which is 26.7% more than the net collections for the corresponding period last year. Till October 2016, 62.4% of the Budget Estimates of indirect taxes for Financial Year 2016-17 has been achieved.

As regards Central Excise, net tax collections stood at Rs.2.14 lakh crore during April-October, 2016 as compared to Rs.1.47 lakh crore during the corresponding period in the previous Financial Year, thereby registering a growth of 45.4%.

Net Tax collections on account of Service Tax during April-October, 2016 stood at Rs. 1.43 lakh crore as compared to Rs.1.12 lakh crore during the corresponding period in the previous Financial Year, thereby registering a growth of 26.9%.

Net Tax collections on account of Customs during April-October 2016 stood at Rs. 1.27 lakh crore as compared to Rs. 1.22 lakh crore during the same period in the previous Financial Year, thereby registering a growth of 4.1%.