Increase in Number of Tax Payers

Print Posted Date : 15-May-2012 , 06:58:44 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

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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 Assesses	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 amount of revenue collected from direct and indirect taxes during the period 2006-07 to 2010-11 isgiven below:

Financial Year	Direct Tax	Indirect Taxes
2006-07	230181	241538
2007-08	314330	279031
2008-09	333818	269433
2009-10	378063	245367
2010-11	446935	345127

Details of sources which contributed to increase in revenue collection is not separately maintained. However, the primary reason for increased revenue collection are increase in GDP, changes in tax legislation, improved efficiency of tax administration, etc.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri S.S. Palanimanickam in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

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