« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  ITR Filing 2025: These individuals are exempt from paying tax. Do they need to file returns?  Full List Of Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Announced Wednesday  Top 5 tax-saving investment options for salaried individuals to consider before March 31, 2025  5 lesser lesser-known avenues of tax saving you can use to save income tax before March 31, 2025  March 15 is deadline for last advance tax installment: Know if you must pay «  Taxman to tighten noose,studies returns closely... Making the gift regime fool-proof... » Service tax collections up 63.8% December, 02nd 2006 The Centre's service tax collections have recorded a 63.87 per cent increase in April-October 2006 to Rs 16,894.54 crore compared to Rs 10,310 crore collected in the same period last year. An official release said that service tax revenues for October stood at Rs 3,537.67 crore, which represents a 64.39 per cent increase over Rs 2,152 crore collected in the same month last year.