(RTTNews) – India’s net direct tax collections during the April-August 2010 period of the current fiscal year stood at Rs.1,00,112 crore, up 13.91% from Rs.87,888 crore in the corresponding period last year, data released by the finance ministry showed.
Growth in corporate income tax was 17.05%, while personal income tax (including STT, and residual FBT and BCTT) grew by 9.68% from a year earlier.
The official release said that growth of personal income tax was highest in Patna region (Bihar and Jharkhand) at 90.16%, followed by Lucknow region (UP-East), Guwahati region (North-East) and North Western Region (Chandigarh). Growth of corporate income tax was highest in Bhopal region (MP-Chhattisgarh) at 185.25%, followed by Delhi, Nagpur and Pune regions.
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