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The Odisha government reported 9.76 per cent growth in its revenue collection in both tax and non-tax segments in the April-June period of this fiscal.
Total revenue in this period stood at Rs 4,832.04 crore as against Rs 4,402.44 crore posted in the corresponding period of 2012-13.
The tax collection was boosted mainly in areas like state excise, stamps and registration, sales tax and taxes on goods & passengers.
State excise grew from Rs 140.53 crore to Rs 166.77 crore in the period, registering growth of 29.05 per cent. Similarly, taxes on goods and passengers was up 22.93 per cent at Rs 338.20 crore.
Sales tax rose 11.75 per cent from Rs 1,767.85 crore to Rs 1,975.52 crore while collection from stamps & registration increased from Rs 140.53 crore to Rs 166.77 crore, a growth of 18.68 per cent. However, downtrend was noted in case of mining revenue as well as land revenue. Mining revenue collection of Rs 1,290.55 crore was one per cent lower than Rs 1,303.36 crore achieved in the same period of last fiscal. Land revenue slumped 28.93 per cent at Rs 66.54 crore compared to Rs 93.63 crore in the same period of 2012-13.
