Union Govt’s revenue up by 24%

By Vijay Kumar

The central government's tax revenue has increased by 24 percent in the first half of FY 2005-06, according to figures released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) yesterday. The revenue from the tax collection has increased to Rs 96,249 crore in the first half of the current half year ended on September 30, 2005 as compared to Rs 77,860 crore in the same period a year ago.

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