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Sunday, November 30, 2025
TopicDirect taxes

Topic: Direct taxes

Slow growth in tax collections rings alarm bells, govt forms committee to augment revenues

Direct tax collections are growing at around 5% against a budgeted 17% growth and GST revenues have been growing at nearly 12% against a budgeted 15% growth.

Modi’s new govt plans to cut income tax rates, widen tax base

Direct tax reform to take centre stage in Modi's second term. Taxation process to be eased for honest taxpayers.

CBDT raises alarm as direct tax collection falls 15% short of target

CBDT member Neena Kumar has said as against the budget collection target of Rs 12,00,000 crore, only 85.1% of the target has been collected as on 23 March. 

Modi govt says it’s within its rights to make tax announcements in interim budget

If govt thinks there's a pressing issue, it's perfectly legitimate to make tax announcements in interim budget, says economic affairs secretary Subhash Garg.

Piyush Goyal asks tax officers to refrain from being overzealous

The cabinet minister asked taxmen to trust customers with a great degree of intelligence, while adopting a customer-friendly approach.

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