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The Government has informed that there are no indications about any slow or inefficient collections of central taxes due to present system of collection. The procedure has been in place and working efficiently. Moreover, improvement in the system is a continuous process. Details of tax collections during the last three financial years indicating the trend of collections are given below:
Rs. in crore
| Nature of Taxes | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15* |
| Direct Taxes | 558658 | 638544 | 695797 |
| Indirect Taxes | 474482 | 497061 | 544157 |
*provisional
In order to improve efficiency and quality of tax administration, the government has introduced a revised appraisal forms i.e., Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) for taxmen, incorporating accountability parameters relating to assessment and expanding tax base to reflect quantitative and qualitative outcomes in order to further enhance the efficiency, which will also improve the taxpayers’ services.
This was stated by Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.