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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Indirect tax revenue jumps 37.3% in May 2015

FM says underlying momentum in the economy is improving across all sectors including manufacturing as reflected in healthy excise collections 

Indirect Tax Revenue (Provisional) Collections increased from Rs 36408 crore in May 2014 to Rs 49993 Crore in May 2015, registering an Increase of 37.3% during the month of May 2015 over the corresponding period in the previous year. 

Overall, Indirect tax collections during the first two months i.e. from April to May, 2015 of the Current Financial Year 2015-16 increased from Rs 69069 crore (during the same period in 2014-15) to Rs 96128 crore and thus registering an increase of 39.2% during April- May 2015 over the corresponding period in the previous year. 

These increases were spread across all the three categories- customs, central excise and service tax. 

Central Excise collections have increased from Rs 11838 crore in May 2014 to Rs 21809 crore during May 2015 registering an increase of 84.2%. Central Excise collections during April to May 2015 increased to Rs 38535 crore from Rs 20493 crore (during April to May 2014) and thus registering an increase of 88.0%. 

Customs collections have increased from Rs 13539 crore during May 2014 to Rs 15700 crore during May 2015 registering an increase of 16.0%. Customs collections during April to May 2015 increased to Rs 29986 crore from Rs 25094 crore (during April to May 2014) and thus registering an increase of 19.5%. 

Service Tax collections have increased from Rs 11031 crore in May 2014 to Rs 12484 crore during May 2015 registering an increase of 13.2 %. Service Tax collections during April to May 2015 increased to Rs 27607 crore from Rs 23482 crore (during April to May 2014) and thus registering an increase of 17.6.0%. 

Responding to the indirect tax collection figures, the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the these indirect tax collections reflect in part the effect of the additional measures taken by the Central Government including the Central Excise increase on diesel and petrol, increase in clean energy cess, and the withdrawal of exemptions for motor vehicles and consumer durables. He said that even after taking-out the impact of these additional measures, indirect tax collections have shown an increase of 16.9% in May 2015 over May 2014; and by 12.6% for the two month period April-May 2015 over the same period last year i.e. April- May 2014. 

The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further said that the underlying momentum in the economy is improving across all sectors including manufacturing as reflected in healthy Excise collections during the first two months of the Current Financial Year 2015-16.
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