Direct tax collection up 18.2% to â¹6.5 lakh crore in Apr-Dec
The Finance Ministry on Tuesday said that the direct tax collections increased by 18.2% in the first nine months of the current fiscal. The collection, which totalled â¹6.56 lakh crore, is 67% of the Budget estimate of direct tax for 2017-18. Refunds amounting to â¹1.12 lakh crore have been issued during the same period.