(Reuters) -The Indian government’s net direct tax collection fell 1.3% year-on-year to 5.6 trillion rupees during the April 1-July 10 period, it said in a statement on Friday.
Direct taxes, which include corporate and personal tax, grew 3.2% to 6.6 trillion rupees on a gross basis during the period, the statement from the income tax department said.
The government said it had issued tax refunds worth 1.01 trillion rupees during the period, 38% higher than last year.
(Reporting by Nikunj Ohri in New Delhi; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
