Indirect tax revenue collections surge 36.7% in August 2015

Overall indirect tax collections jump 36.5% in April-August 2015

In August 2015, indirect tax revenue (provisional) collections increased by 36.7% compared with August 2014; cumulatively, in April-August 2015 indirect tax collections increased by 36.5% percent over the same period last year, while, the asking rate for 2015-16 is 18.8%. Overall, in monetary terms, the indirect tax revenue (provisional) collections increased to Rs 2,63,089 crore during April-August 2015 from Rs.1,92,677 crore during April-August 2014. In the month of August 2015 alone, the collections increased to Rs.54,396 crore from Rs.39,781 crore in August 2014.

Collections on account of Central Excise increased from Rs.60,663 crore in April-August 2014 to Rs.1,02,945 crore in April-August 2015 and thereby registering an increase of 69.7 %. In case of Service Tax, collections increased from Rs. 61,693 crore in April-August 2014 to Rs. 75,006 crore in April-August 2015 and thereby registering an increase of 21.6 %. Collections on account of Customs increased from Rs. 70,321 crore in April-August 2014 to Rs. 85,138 crore in April-August 2015 and thereby registering an increase of 21.1 %.

These collections reflect in part increase due to additional measures taken by the Government from time to time, including the excise increases on diesel and petrol, the increase in clean energy cess, the withdrawal of exemptions for motor vehicles, capital goods and consumer durables, and from June 2015, the increase in Service Tax from 12.36 to 14 percent; customs duties collections have been aided by the rupee depreciation of 6 per cent between April and August this year.

However, stripped of all these additional measures, indirect tax collections increased by 12.2 percent during April-August 2015 as compared to April-August 2014.

Indirect tax collection (in Rs crore)Tax Head Actuals  2014-15 B.E 2015-16 Aug-15 April-August 20152014-15 2015-16 % Growth 2014-15 2015-16 % GrowthCustoms 187856 208336 15727 19062 21.2 70321 85138 21.1Excise 188238 228157 13084 21190 62.0 60663 102945 69.7Service tax 168063 209774 10970 14144 28.9 61693 75006 21.6Total               544157 646267 39781 54396 36.7 192677 263089 36.5

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