<h1>Direct tax collections growth reported for the first quarter, increasing the share of budgeted estimates and advance tax receipts.</h1> Provisional net direct tax collections for April-June 2017 increased versus the prior year and constitute a material share of the fiscal year's budgeted direct tax estimate. Gross CIT and PIT growth diverged, but after refunds net CIT growth outpaced its gross rate while net PIT growth was lower; refunds in the quarter were lower than in the corresponding prior-year period. Advance tax receipts rose overall, with moderate growth in corporate advance tax and substantially higher growth in personal advance tax.