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Equalisation levy or the so-called Google tax collection nearly doubled in FY21 compared to the previous fiscal year as the government expanded its scope to cover non-resident e-commerce operators.
This comes in the backdrop of the US proposing retaliatory tariffs of up to 25 per cent against New Delhi on a slew of products, including shrimps, basmati rice and gold, among others.
The digital levy, aimed to tax non-resident e-commerce operators, saw collections touch Rs 2,057 crore in FY21 after the last installment deadline of April 7, against Rs 1,136 crore collected in the same period last year, according to government sources.
