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Collections by Excise and Taxation Department increase by Rs. 8,500 crore this year compared to last year
Chandigarh, April 1– In a major achievement, the Haryana Excise and Taxation Department has collected Rs 8,455 crore more for the State Treasury as compared to last year. Thus, there is 18.32 percent increase in tax collection of the State. Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that a massive increase of 27.53 percent has also been witnessed in VAT and Central Sales Tax deduction while there has been an increase of 16 percent in the State GST and 17 percent in the Excise Tax collection. The Deputy Chief Minister congratulated the officers of the Department for bringing in efficiency and transparency in Tax collection. Along with this, he also expressed gratitude to the taxpayers of the State for their valuable contribution in nation-building.
Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that despite the Corona restrictions, the Excise and Taxation Department has registered a historic increase in tax collection thereby displaying the efficiency of the Department. As per the data released by the Department, by the end of the financial year 2021-22, the total collections of the Department have increased from Rs 46,151 crore in the year 2020-21 to Rs 54,606 crore in the year 2021-22, which is an apparent increase of 18.32 percent. Likewise, VAT and CST collection has increased to Rs 11,289 crore from Rs 8,852 crore in the year 2020-21, thus, there is a massive increase of 27.53 per cent. At the same time, the total collection of SGST has increased from Rs 30,507 crore to Rs 35,385 crore this year as compared to the previous financial year, which is about 16 percent higher. There has also been a massive increase of 17 percent in the Excise Tax collection and it has increased from Rs 6,792 crore to Rs 7,931 crore.
Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala expressed pleasure over the historic growth in all the sectors and said that it is important for the development of the State. He said that in the last two and a half years, the government has brought in more transparency by emphasizing on digitization and maintaining online records. He said that the prototype of GST-PV app is saving time and money in tax collection. This app helps in early detection of bogus firms that pass wrong input tax credit. Along with this, in the New Excise Policy, arrangements were made to keep a track of each and every liquor bottle, which has curtailed tax evasion. The work of allotting liquor contracts online, e-registration, e-payment, e-permit and e-pass are being included in the software of the Department, he added. In all Distilleries, Breweries, CCTV cameras have been installed in the bottling plant, whose monitoring is done at the headquarters of the Department located at Panchkula. Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the State Government has made strict laws to curtail selling of illegal liquor. As per these laws, bail is not granted till atleast 6 months to those caught smuggling liquor. The Excise Department has also recovered a fine of Rs 47 crore by taking action against 640 offenders last year.
While dedicating the massive increase of Rs 8,000 crore in tax collection through the Excise and Taxation Department to the people of the State, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the Government will continue to make efforts at every level to make Haryana a modern and a prosperous state.
