Chidambaram meets senior tax officials to review collections

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 22:31

"Finance Minister today met senior officials of revenue department to review tax collections," a senior finance ministry official said.

Direct tax collection up 13% in Apr-Nov at Rs 3.68 lakh cr

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 20:21

Amid slowing economy, the gross direct tax collection has risen only by 13.18 percent to Rs 3.68 lakh crore during the April-November period of 2013-14 fiscal.

Gross tax mop down Rs 41K cr over 2012-13 Budget Estimate

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 15:19

The gross tax collections fell short of the budget estimates of Rs 10.77 lakh crore by Rs 40,893 crore in the last fiscal due to economic slowdown.

Direct tax mop-up up 13.27% in Apr-Jul to Rs 1.57 lakh crore

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 15:37

Gross direct tax collections rose 13.27 percent to Rs 1.57 lakh crore in the April-July period.

Net direct tax collections rise 6.44% in April-May period

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 23:46

Net direct tax collections, which are gross collections minus refunds, stood at Rs 35,322 crore in April-May period of 2012-13 fiscal.

Target non-filers, stop-filers: FM to tax officials

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 23:38

"Tax officials should target non-filers and stop-filers to widen the tax base and tax collections," he said while addressing top officials of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) here.

Target non-filers, stop-filers: FM to tax officials

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 18:22

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday asked I-T officials to focus more on those who are not filing returns to widen tax base and achieve Rs 6.68 lakh crore collection in direct taxes this fiscal.

Indirect tax collections rise by 20% to Rs 4.17 trillion in Apr-Feb

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 20:06

Indirect tax collections has registered growth of 20 percent to Rs 4.17 lakh crore in April-February period of the ongoing fiscal.

Net direct tax collections at Rs 2,65,417 cr till Nov 15

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 21:29

The government Thursday said the net direct tax collections were Rs 2,65,417 crore till November 15, 2012.

Indirect Tax collection up 13.8% on April-June

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 19:48

Indirect tax collections during the April-June period rose by 13.8 percent to over Rs 1.07 lakh crore, much slower than the targeted 27 percent growth for this fiscal.

Direct tax collection rises 6.7% to Rs 1.11 lakh crore in Apr-Jun

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 22:31

The gross direct tax collections during April-June quarter this fiscal increased marginally by 6.77 percent to Rs 1.11 lakh crore due to slowdown in economic activities.