This Report contains 23 paragraphs including four Performance Audit, relating to non/short levy of taxes, duties, interest and penalty etc., involving tax effect of Rs. 324.73 crore. Some of the major findings are mentioned below:
The total revenue receipts of the State Government for the year 2010-11 were Rs. 25,563.68 crore. Revenue raised by the Government during the year was Rs. 20,211.31 crore, compnsing tax revenue of Rs. 16,790.37 crore and non-tax revenue of Rs. 3,420.94 crore. The State Government also received Rs. 2,301.75 crore as State's share of divisible Union taxes and Rs. 3,050.62 crore as grants-in-aid from the Government of India. The increase in Revenue Receipts over the previous year by Rs. 4,571.02 crore (22 per cent) was mainly on account of increase in the State's own tax and non-tax revenues.
Test check of the records of the Sales Tax/Value Added Tax, Stamp Duty and Registration fee, State Excise, taxes on goods and passengers, Taxes on Vehicles, Other tax and Non-Tax receipts conducted during the year 2010-11 revealed underassessments/short levy/non-levy/loss of revenue aggregating Rs. 1,052.85 crore in 4,662 cases. During the year 2010-11, the Departments accepted underassessment of Rs. 222.79 crore in 2,176 cases. Of these, the Department recovered Rs. 13.77 crore in 519 cases.