India's net direct tax collections rise 13% from April 1-Sept 17

NEW DELHI: India’s net direct tax collections rose 13% year-on-year to 12.1 trillion rupees ($126.28 billion) between April 1 and September 17, the country’s tax department said in a statement on Friday.

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Direct tax collections, which include corporate and income tax, rose over 15% year-on-year on gross basis to 14.3 trillion rupees ($149.24 billion) during the same period, the department said.