Google tax collection rises 18% after second instalment deadline

There is a possibility of some upward revision in the number based on last-minute payments by foreign players

The equalisation levy or the Google tax collection posted a double-digit growth at the end of second quarter of the current fiscal year, indicating that several multinational e-commerce enterprises, including Google and Netflix, complied with the digital tax after initial resistance.  

The mop-up rose by 18.7 per cent after the second instalment deadline ended Wednesday, compared to the same period last year, preliminary collection figures showed. 

As of Wednesday evening, total equalisation levy collections so far stood at Rs 647 crore, as against Rs 545 crore in the same period last year, sources said.  

The government this year had expanded the scope of