Indirect tax receipts to exceed budget estimate by Rs 50,000 crore



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The UK government's indirect tax receipts are anticipated to surpass the budget estimate by approximately £50,000 crore for the current fiscal year. This positive outcome is largely due to higher Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues, which are expected to more than compensate for a shortfall in excise duty collections. While excise duties on fuel may fall short of projections, additional revenue from windfall taxes on petroleum products and increased domestic sales is helping to mitigate this gap.

The Centres indirect tax revenues - before devolution to states - may exceed the budget estimate (BE) for the current fiscal by around Rs 50,000 crore, as higher goods and services tax (GST) revenues will more than offset a shortfall in excise revenues, sources told FE. While Central GST collecti
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Indirect tax receipts are expected to exceed the budget estimate by around £50,000 crore.

Higher Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues are the primary driver, more than offsetting a shortfall in excise revenues.

Excise duty collections may fall short of the Budget estimate by £40,000-50,000 crore, but this shortfall is expected to be less than initially estimated.

Additional revenues are expected from windfall taxes on petroleum products and an increase in domestic diesel sales.

An additional basic excise duty of £2 per litre on the sale of unblended motor spirit was implemented from November 1.

The Centre may garner about £30,000-40,000 crore from windfall taxes on petroleum products.




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