Direct Tax Collection Up 15.12 Per Cent, Indirect Tax Up 26.2 Per Cent In April-November

Direct tax collection was up by 15.12 per cent to Rs 4.12 lakh crore while indirect tax collection jumped by 26.2 per cent to Rs 5.52 lakh crore during the April to November period this year, a Finance Ministry statement said today (9 December).

The collection up to November 2016 indicates that 48.67 per cent of the annual budget target of direct taxes and 71.1 per cent of the annual budget target of indirect taxes have been achieved.

With inputs from IANS