 "BCCI paid Rs 1,159 cr income tax in 2021-22, 37% higher than last year")
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has paid Rs 1,159 crore in income tax in the 2021-22 fiscal, 37 per cent higher than the previous year.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary gave a detailed breakdown of the BCCI's income tax payments and its income and expenditures in the last five years based on the returns filed.
During the financial year 2020-21, BCCI paid Rs 844.92 crore in income tax, lower than Rs 882.29 crore paid in 2019-20.
In FY2019, the board paid Rs 815.08 crore as taxes, higher than Rs 596.63 crore paid in 2017-18.
In the 2021-22 fiscal, BCCI had earned a revenue of Rs 7,606 crore, while its expenditure stood at close to Rs 3,064 crore.
In 2020-21, its income stood at Rs 4,735 crore and expenditure at Rs 3,080 crore.
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