<h1>Use of technology in tax administration speeds online filing, automated processing and faster refunds for taxpayers.</h1> Central tax administrations expanded technology deployment to accelerate processing and refunds: the majority of income tax returns were filed online and processed automatically at the Central Processing Centre, enabling large scale refund disbursements over successive years. E payment of excise and service tax refunds and rebates was implemented, with a high share of service exporter refunds granted within five days. A Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade (SWIFT) consolidated multi agency clearance to reduce documentation and costs, coinciding with an increased indirect tax to GDP ratio.