<h1>Direct Tax Collections Surge 40% in Ten Months, Reaching 81% of Budget Target; Mumbai Leads Growth at 64.</h1> Direct tax collections for the first ten months of the fiscal year have increased by over 40%, reaching Rs.2,18,538 crore compared to Rs.1,55,576 crore in the previous year. This represents 81% of the budgeted target of Rs.2,67,490 crore. Corporate Tax rose by 37.54%, while Personal Income Tax, including various transaction taxes, grew by 45.45%. The Mumbai region saw the highest overall growth at 64.26%. Corporate tax growth was notably high in the North-Eastern region at 254.30%, whereas Personal Income Tax growth peaked in the Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh regions at 393.07%.