Wednesday 14 September 2016

Direct Tax Collections up to August, 2016 show an Increase of 15.03%

The figures for direct tax collections up to August, 2016 show that net revenue
collections are at Rs. 1.89 lakh crore which is 15.03% more than the net collections for the corresponding period last year. Till August 2016, 22.30% of the Budget Estimates of direct taxes for Financial Year 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 11.55% while that under PIT (including STT etc.) is 24.06%. However, after
adjusting for refunds, the net growth in CIT collections is (-)1.89% while that in PIT collections is 31.76%. Refunds amounting to Rs. 77,080 crore have been issued during April-August, 2016, which is 22.18% higher than the refunds issued during the corresponding period last year.

 - CBDT Press Release

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