"Tax collection from the city is rising, despite adverse business situation and below-par performance by several important sectors like banks," principal chief income tax commissioner of Mumbai D S Saksena told PTI today. "Mop-up is rising and is likely to improve further going ahead."
Saddled with high bad loans and resultant spike in provisions, largest lender State Bank of India has paid an advance tax of only Rs 1,200 crore for the second quarter, down from Rs 1,620 crore in the year-ago period, showing a fall of 26 per cent, department sources said.
But insurance behemoth LIC's tax payment has risen 13 per cent to Rs 2,235 crore from Rs 1,970 crore a year ago.
Reliance Industries paid 27 per cent more at Rs 2,667 crore. In the second quarter last fiscal, it had paid Rs 2,108 crore in advance taxes.
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Private sector banks like HDFC Bank and Yes Bank have done better. While HDFC Bank has paid Rs 2,400 crore, 20 per cent over Rs 2,000 crore a year ago, mortgage lender HDFC paid an advance tax of Rs 860 crore, against Rs 810 crore year ago.
Foreign lender Citibank is learnt to have paid Rs 700 crore, down 3 per cent from Rs 720 crore last year.
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