Govt raises non-tax revenue collection target from telecom by 30%

The government has raised non-tax revenue collection estimate from the telecom sector by 30 per cent to ₹ 89,469.17 crore in 2023-24, according to the Union budget document.

The government has revised the revenue estimate to ₹ 68,784 crore for the current fiscal from earlier projection of ₹ 52,806 crore in the previous budget.

The actual revenue of the government in 2021-22 was ₹ 85,828 crore.

The non-tax revenue from the communication sector mainly relate to licence fees from telecom operators and receipts on account of spectrum usage charges. PTI