Direct Tax Collections Lowest In 3 Years

THE FINANCE MINISTRY’S PROVISIONAL FIGURES SHOW THAT NET DIRECT TAX COLLECTIONS WERE

5 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THE REVISED ESTIMATE FOR FY21. THE COLLECTIONS AT

` 9.45 LAKH CRORE, THE LOWEST IN THREE YEARS, WERE 104.7 PER CENT OF THE REVISED ESTIMATE OF ` 9.1 LAKH CRORE FOR THE YEAR

Source: CBDT `

The number includes corporate income tax collection of ` 4.6 lakh crore and personal income tax, including securities transaction tax, collection of 4.9 lakh crore