​​​​​​​New Delhi, August 11: Net direct tax collections in India rose 23.09 per cent year-on-year to more than Rs 8.11 lakh crore as of August 10 in the current financial year, according to official data.

Corporate tax collections increased 19.83 per cent to around Rs 2.70 lakh crore during the period.

Meanwhile, non-corporate tax collections, including personal income tax, grew 23 per cent to Rs 5.07 lakh crore.

Revenue from the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) also recorded strong growth, rising 51 per cent to Rs 33,824 crore as of August 10.

The government issued refunds amounting to Rs 1.43 lakh crore between April 1 and August 10, marking a 3.8 per cent increase compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.