Gross Direct Tax Mop-Up Grows 24% To Rs 15.67 Lakh Crore So Far In FY23

Gross direct tax collections grew 24% to Rs 15.67 lakh crore so far this fiscal, the finance ministry said on Saturday.

After adjusting for refunds, the net direct tax collection stood at Rs 12.98 lakh crore, a growth of 18.40%.

The net collections are about 79% of revised estimates of direct tax collection for current fiscal, the CBDT said.

The revised estimates for the current fiscal pegged direct tax revenues at Rs 16.50 lakh crore, higher than the budget estimates of Rs 14.20 lakh crore.

"The provisional figures of direct tax collections up to 10th February, 2023 continue to register steady growth. Direct tax collections up to 10th February, 2023 show that gross collections are at Rs 15.67 lakh crore which is 24.09% higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year," Central Board of Direct Taxes said in a statement.

In the current fiscal (2022-23), the revenues from direct tax (which includes income and corporate taxes) are projected to grow by over 17% compared to 2021-22 fiscal when the collection was Rs 14.08 lakh crore.

Between April to Feb.10, the growth rate for gross Corporate Income Tax and gross Personal Income Tax collections was 19.33% and  29.63% respectively.

After adjustment of refunds, the net growth in CIT collections is 15.84% and that in PIT collections is 21.23% (PIT including STT).

Refunds amounting to Rs 2.69 lakh crore have been issued during April 1, 2022 to Feb. 10, 2023, which are 61.58% higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year.