(Reuters) - The Indian government's net direct tax collection rose 16% year-on-year to 9.96 trillion rupees ($119.07 billion) during April 1 to Sep 17, it said in a statement on Wednesday.
Direct tax, which primarily includes income and corporate tax, was 12 trillion rupees on gross basis, or more than 21% higher year-on-year, the statement said.
Tax refunds worth 2.05 trillion rupees were issued during the same period, it said.
($1 = 83.6500 Indian rupees)