IMF raises doubts about India's tax revenue estimates, GDP growth target

Gross actual (direct plus indirect) tax collection in 2018-19 fell short by Rs 1.7 trillion, or 7.5 per cent of the revised estimates for the year

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4 min read Last Updated : Aug 23 2019 | 2:35 AM IST

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has posed questions for policymakers in India over steep tax revenue collection estimates for 2019-20 and the bottlenecks in the goods and services tax (GST)

Topics : International Monetary Fund Tax Revenues GDP growth

First Published: Aug 23 2019 | 1:55 AM IST

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IMF raises doubts about India's tax revenue estimates, GDP growth target

Gross actual (direct plus indirect) tax collection in 2018-19 fell short by Rs 1.7 trillion, or 7.5 per cent of the revised estimates for the year

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