Haryana records over 6% growth in tax collection in April-May

CHANDIGARH: Haryana has recorded a growth of 6.45 per cent in total revenue collection at Rs 4,061.34 crore during April-May period this fiscal, state Excise and Taxation Minister Kiran Choudhry said.

She said the collection of VAT up to May 2013 in financial year 2013-14 was over Rs 2,844.09 crore, which was 3.5 per cent higher compared to the collection during the same period previous year.

Similarly, collection of Central Sales Tax (CST) during the same period is over Rs 286.71 crore which is 6.06 per cent high as compared to that of corresponding period previous year.

She said CST of over Rs 270.33 crore was collected up to May 2012 during last financial year.

The minister said as far as collection of excise is concerned, the department has collected over Rs 811.83 crore upto May 2013 which is 18.29 per cent higher as compared to the collection made in the corresponding period of last financial year.

The department had collected Excise of over Rs 686.32 crore during the same period of last financial year, she added.

Choudhry said the department has recorded a hike of 9.24 per cent in collection of entertainment tax upto May 2013 by collecting more than Rs 8.22 crore as against the collection of over Rs 7.53 crore during the corresponding period last financial year.

The Passenger and Goods Tax collection was more than Rs 96.09 crore, which is 7.43 per cent higher as compared to the collection during same period of last financial year.

She said a sum of over Rs 8.53 crore was collected as Luxury Tax upto May 2013 which is 22.93 per cent higher as compared to that of corresponding period last year.