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India's direct tax collections for April-September rose 15.8 percent to Rs 3.86 lakh crore, buoyed by a healthy growth in advance tax mop-up, the finance ministry said.
The provisional figures of direct tax up to September 2017 show that net collections stood at Rs 3.86 lakh crore, which is 15.8 percent higher than the corresponding period in 2016, the finance ministry said in a statement.
Advance tax collections till September stood at Rs 1.77 lakh crore, reflecting a growth of 11.5 percent over the corresponding period a year ago.
Refunds amounting to Rs 79,660 crore have been issued during April-September 2017.
Gross direct tax collections (before adjusting for refunds) have increased by 10.3 percent to Rs 4.66 lakh crore during April - September, 2017.
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