Net direct tax collection rises 22.5% to Rs 6.93 trillion till August 11

India’s net direct tax collection, with refunds adjusted, grew 22.5% to Rs 6.93 trillion between April 1 and August 11 of FY25. In the same period last year, tax collection was at Rs 5.65 trillion, according to the Income-Tax (I-T) Department’s latest data released on Monday. Of the tax mop-up, personal income-tax (PIT) outpaced corporation tax. […]

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Special Drive To Weed Out Fake GST Registration Begins On Aug 16: CBIC

The second Special All-India Drive may be launched by all Central and State Tax administrations from August 16 to October 15, 2024, to detect suspicious or fake GSTINs. Central and State GST officers will launch a pan-India special two-month drive against fake registration beginning August 16, the CBIC said on Monday. This is the second […]

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Food inflation falls to 13-month low to 5.42%

Favorable base, sequential decline in vegetable prices key reasons. Retail food inflation dropped sharply to a thirteen-month low to 5.42% in July, compared to 9.36% in June largely because of base effect, while prices of pulses and cereals prices continued to be at elevated levels. The consumer food price index (CFPI) rose by 2.81% sequentially […]

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