New Delhi: The provisional figures of direct tax collections up to 10th January, 2023 continue to register steady growth. Direct tax collections up to 10th January, 2023 show that gross collections are at Rs 14.71 lakh crore which is 24.58 per cent higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year.

Direct Tax collection, net of refunds, stands at Rs 12.31 lakh crore which is 19.55 per cent higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year. This collection is 86.68 per cent of the total Budget Estimates of direct taxes for FY 2022-23, said the Ministry of Finance in a statement.

So far as the growth rate for corporate income tax (CIT) and personal income tax (PIT) in terms of gross revenue collections is concerned, the growth rate for CIT is 19.72 per cent while that for PIT including STT is 30.46 per cent. After adjustment of refunds, the net growth in CIT collections is 18.33 per cent and that in PIT collections is 21.64 per cent (PIT only)/20.97 per cent (PIT including STT).

Refunds amounting to Rs 2.40 lakh crore have been issued during 1st April, 2022 to 10th January 2023, which are 58.74 per cent higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year. /BI/