Explanation : As per the Union Budget 2011-12, direct taxes contributed between 50-60 per cent of tax revenue. Corporation Tax is the single biggest income source for the government. The contributions of excise and customs duties have been gradually declining after 1990-91 reform due to rationalization of tax structures and reduction of levy rates. Excise duties, at present, contribute 17 per cent; Custom duties : 17 per cent, while Service Duty contributes 9 per cent. In the early 1990s, the share of net corporate tax revenues in the total tax revenues (from direct and indirect tax) stood at 12.4 per cent, while that of net excise duty was 32 per cent. However, over the years, economic gains in India Inc have trickled down to the exchequer in the form of higher Corporate Tax collections. ....Read more