Indirect taxes soared 25% from Apr-Dec 2016, says FM Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that from April to December 2016, indirect tax collection has increased by 25% as compared to last year. Further, direct tax collection has soared by 12.1%. Jaitley further added that such robust figures revealed that the government’s demonetisation drive had little impact on the Indian economy.