Govt aims to collect Rs 4.18 lakh cr from cess, Rs 1.72 lakh cr from surcharge in FY26
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The Centre aims to collect cess of over Rs 4.18 lakh crore in the current fiscal, an 8 per cent growth over the collections as per Revised Estimates (RE) of Union Budget FY25, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.Similarly, collections from surcharges are expected to increase about 13 per cent to over Rs 1.72 lakh crore in the ongoing 2025-26 fiscal year (April-March).In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said cess and surcharges are levied by the central government for the purposes of the Union under Article 271 of the Constitution."The proceeds of such surcharge and cess go toward meeting certain specific needs such as financing of Centrally Sponsored Schemes. The benefits of such expenditure also percolate to states," he said.As per data shared with the House, the Centre has budgeted to collect over Rs 4.18 lakh crore from cess in FY26, higher than about Rs 3.87 lakh crore as per RE of FY25.Surcharge collection is budgeted to rise to over Rs 1.72 lakh crore in FY26, from Rs 1.53 lakh crore collection as per RE in FY25.Collection from surcharges and cess do not form part of the divisible pool and are hence not shared with states. Gross tax revenue collected by the Centre forms part of the divisible pool and distributed between the Centre and states.Currently, 8 different cesses are in operation. These are agriculture infrastructure & development cess; cess on crude oil; cess on exports; GST compensation cess; health cess; health and education cess; national calamity contingent duty; and road & infrastructure cess.Surcharges are levied on corporate tax, income tax , and social welfare surcharge under Customs.
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