Net direct tax kitty crosses ₹7 lakh crore
The HinduIndia’s net direct tax collections have crossed ₹7 lakh crore so far this year, 23.33% higher than the same period last year, signalling a clear post-pandemic rebound in the economy, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday. Net direct tax collections as on Saturday stood at ₹7,00,669 crore, compared to ₹5,68,147 crore as of September 17, 2021, with corporate taxes inflow constituting little over a half of the kitty at ₹3,68,484 crore. Advance tax collections Advance tax collections stood at ₹2,95,308 crore, 17% higher than the corresponding period of 2021-22, with corporate tax contributing a little over ₹2.29 lakh crore and personal income tax inflows, bringing in the rest of the ₹66,176 crore. Regular Assessment Tax contributed ₹20,080 crore to the gross direct tax collections and tax under other minor heads brought in another ₹8,933 crore.