<h1>India's Indirect Tax Revenue Rises 25.9% in First Half of 2016-17, Reaching 52.5% of Budget Estimates.</h1> Indirect tax collections in India up to September 2016 increased by 25.9% compared to the same period in 2015, reaching Rs. 4.08 lakh crore, which is 52.5% of the budget estimates for the fiscal year 2016-17. Central Excise collections rose by 46.3% to Rs. 1.83 lakh crore, Service Tax collections grew by 22.1% to Rs. 1.17 lakh crore, and Customs collections increased by 4.8% to Rs. 1.08 lakh crore. These figures indicate significant growth in tax revenue across various sectors for the first half of the financial year.