India’s net direct tax collections had risen 17.33% as of August 10, with a kitty of Rs. 5.84 lakh crore that constitutes 32.03% of the total Budget Estimates from direct taxes in 2023-24. 

• Gross direct tax collections stood at Rs. 6.53 lakh crore, as of August 10, 15.73% higher than the revenue in the year-earlier period.
• Refunds issued to taxpayers so far this year stand at Rs. 69,000 crore, 3.73% higher than this time last year. 
• The direct tax kitty was boosted by a record 6.77 crore Income Tax Returns that were filed by the July 31 deadline this year, 16.1% higher than a year earlier.