The impact of non- performing assets ( NPA) recognition has hit tax payments by the state- run lenders, but the steel and pharma sector companies have posted handsome increase for the June quarter advance tax outgo. “Public sector banks (PSBs) have not done well this time. But other sectors like steel and pharma have done comparatively better in the quarter ending June 15,” Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax and head of the Mumbai zone of the Income- Tax department DS Saksena said. “However, we do hope that the collections would be better in the forthcoming quarters,” he added. Specific figures for bank- wise payments were not immediately available. A company pays 15 per cent of its yearly liabilities in the June quarter. It is seen as abarometer for performance. PSBs of late have registered hefty reverses as a result of the ( Reserve Bank of India) RBI- mandated asset quality review. “Late last year, RBI did an asset quality review for the banks, asking them to dec