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NEW DELHI, Aug 11: Gross direct tax collection grew 15.73 % to Rs 6.53 lakh crore till August 10 in the current fiscal, the Income Tax department said on Friday. Net direct tax collection after adjusting refunds stands at Rs 5.84 lakh crore, which is 17.33 % higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year.
"The provisional figures of direct tax collections up to 10th August, 2023 continue to register steady growth," the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement.
The collection is 32.03 % of the total budget estimates of direct taxes for current fiscal 2023-24.
Refunds amounting to Rs 69,000 crore have been issued till August 10, which are 3.73 % higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year. |
