The overall advance tax realisation from the top 100 companies in the financial capital during the second quarter logged in a healthy 10 percent rise.

This was driven by handsome payout by companies like SBI, LIC and HDFC Bank, which helped negate a 15 percent drop by the largest corporate RIL.

The overall growth in the top 100 corporate tax payers from the metrapolis, which contributes to over 30 percent of income collection annually, comes even as there has been gloomy news on the economic front.

On a half—yearly basis, there has been an 11 percent jump among the top 100 list, a senior income tax department official said here today.

The country’s largest lender State Bank’s advance tax payment was up 10.30 percent to Rs 1,820 crore from Rs 1,650 crore it had paid a year ago, and its competitors ICICI Bank (Rs 815 crore against Rs 650 crore) and Bank of Baroda (Rs 620 crore against Rs 600 crore) also did well during the reporting period.

Private sector lender HDFC Bank showed an impressive 37.5 percent rise in payout, with the amount going up to Rs 1,100 crore from Rs 800 crore. For life insurance giant LIC, it jumped to Rs 1,300 crore from Rs 1,160 crore, the official said.

However, in the case of Reliance Industries September quarter tax outgo declined 15 percent to Rs 1,530 crore from Rs 1,800 crore in the year—ago period, the official added.

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