Customs and excise duties collections rose 10.8% to Rs 1,03,134 crore in the first half of FY08 whencompared with Rs 93,108 crore in the same period last fiscal. Customs duty collections were up 16.1% to Rs 48,480 crore while excise duty collections increased by 6.5% to Rs 54,654 crore during the April-September period of the current fiscal. Service tax collections increased by 35.4% to Rs 16,867 crore in the April-August period of the fiscal when compared with Rs 12,459 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. |