{
  "id": 8206036,
  "title": "India's net direct tax collections rise 13% to Rs 12.1 lakh crore till September 17 of FY27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/indias-net-direct-tax-collections-rise-13-to-rs-12-1-lakh-crore-till",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T08:08:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/indias-net-direct-tax-collections-rise-13-to-rs-12-1-lakh-crore-as-on-september-17/articleshow/134329836.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "India’s net direct tax collections rose 12.96% year-on-year to Rs 12.12 lakh crore as of September 17, government data showed. Gross collections increased 15.19% to Rs 14.32 lakh crore, while refunds rose 29.19% to Rs 2.20 lakh crore. Corporate, non-corporate and Securities Transaction Tax collections all increased.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}