Indirect taxes collections from customs and excise levies in the first five months of the current fiscal rose to Rs93,860 crore, up 10.5 per cent from the same period last year the finance ministry said in a statement today. Customs duties during the five-month period were Rs 47,740 crore, 18 per cent more than a year earlier. It collected Rs 46,120 crore from excise duties, or 3.7 per cent more. HEAD | Revenue Realised in August, 2007 | August 2008 | | | Revenue Realised | % Growth | for the Month | upto the month | for the Month | upto the Month | for the Month | upto the Month | Customs | 8713 | 40505 | 9484 | 47734 | 8.9 | 17.8 | Excise* | 9898 | 44469 | 10013 | 46122 | 1.2 | 3.7 | Total | 18611 | 84974 | 19497 | 93856 | 4.8 | 10.5 | *Exclusive of cess not administered by Department of Revenue | (In Rs. Crore) | HEAD | Revenue realised in July, 2007 | July, 2008 | | Revenue Realised | % Growth | | For the month | Upto the Month | For the month | Upto the Month | For the month | Upto the Month | Service Tax | 3543 | 15043 | 3876 | 18787 | 9.4 | 24.9 |
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