Indirect tax receipts rise 19% in April-May; Collections in line with Budget projections

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The indirect tax revenue target for FY24 is set at Rs 15.37 trillion, against the actual receipts of Rs 13.91 trillion in FY23...

Thanks to robust Goods and Service Tax (GST) collections and improvement in customs duty collections, the Centres indirect tax receipts, before devolution to states, have increased by around 19% on-year in April-May as against the required rate of 10.6% to achieve the FY24 target...

In April-May of FY24, the indirect tax receipts are estimated to be around Rs 2.46 trillion or 16% of the annual target compared with 14.8% of the relevant target achieved in the year-ago period..

The indirect tax receipts in April-May are in line with the budget estimate for FY24, a senior official told FE, adding that the annual target would be met comfortably...

As against the requirement of Rs 1.5 trillion monthly gross GST collections (inclusive of state GST and compensation cess), officials expect the monthly collections to range between Rs 1.55-1.6 trillion during the current financial year..

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