The number of effective income tax assesses as well as the number of registered Central Excise and Service Tax assesses during the years 2006-07 to 2010-11 are as under:
|
Financial Year |
Income Tax Assessees |
Central Excise |
Service Tax |
| 2006-07 |
31903137 |
92035 |
947970 |
| 2007-08 |
33662801 |
96719 |
1070068 |
| 2008-09 |
32650627 |
100163 |
1221846 |
| 2009-10 |
34085426 |
101709 |
1224316 |
| 2010-11 |
33739124 |
113482 |
1300226 |
The Revenue Collected from direct and indirect taxes during the above period, is as given below.
|
Financial Year |
Direct Taxes |
Indirect Taxes |
| 2006-07 |
230181 |
241538 |
| 2007-08 |
314330 |
279031 |
| 2008-09 |
333818 |
269433 |
| 2009-10 |
378063 |
245367 |
| 2010-11 |
446935 |
345127 |
The primary reason for increased revenue collection are increase in GDP, changes in tax legislation, improved efficiency of tax administration, etc, according to S.S. Palanimanickam, MOS, Finance, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
