Fall in entry tax collection in Bengal

Revenue from entry tax collection declined in the last financial year as compared to the previous fiscal, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra told the Assembly here today.

Replying to a query during question hour, Mitra said that there was no increase in entry tax collection in 2013-14.

While revenue under that head stood at Rs 1,283 crore during 2012-13, it subsequently declined to Rs 999 crore in 2013-14, he said.

Mitra said that the government had also created a fund for compensating industry.

Entry tax could not be imposed unless such a fund was created, he said. Mitra said that nothing further could be said at the moment as the matter was sub-judice.