India s direct tax revenue for fiscal year 2023-24 showcased impressive growth, reaching ₹19.58 lakh crore, a 17.7% increase from the previous year and surpassing both original and revised budget estimates, signaling a robust economic performance.
As per CBDT, a taxpayer is a person who either has filed a return of income for the relevant assessment year (AY) or in whose case tax has been deducted at source in the relevant financial year but the taxpayer has not filed the return of income.
The net revenue target for the next financial year will be modest, likely to be between 9-11%. One of the reasons for this modest target is the already high base, ET was informed by a senior government official. It may be noted here that in the past two years, tax collections have been more than the revised target.
India s fiscal deficit for April to October, or the first seven months of this fiscal year, was at 8.037 lakh crore rupees, equivalent to 45% of annual estimates, marginally narrowing from the previous year s 45.6%. The government aims to narrow the fiscal gap to 5.9% of GDP in this financial year from 6.4% a year earlier.
Net direct tax collection for the fiscal year surged by 22%, reaching Rs 10.60 lakh crore, surpassing 58% of the full-year Budget target, as reported by the Income Tax department. The net corporate tax collection grew by 12.48%, while personal income tax mop-up rose by 31.77%. Refunds totaling Rs 1.77 lakh crore were issued from April 1 to November 9, 2023.