New Delhi: India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections surged to a file top of Rs 2.37 lakh crore all through April, which represents a 12.6 in line with cent building up from Rs 2.10 lakh crore in the similar month remaining 12 months, legit figures confirmed on Thursday.
The building up in GST collections was once pushed by means of the upper degree of monetary task and higher compliance, a senior legit mentioned. The GST income was once Rs 2.10 lakh crore in April 2024, which was once the second one perfect assortment ever because the new tax regime got here into impact on July 1, 2017.
GST collections from home transactions in April this 12 months greater by means of 10.7 in line with cent to Rs 1.9 lakh crore, whilst income from imported items shot up by means of 20.8 in line with cent to Rs 46,913 crore. Refunds issuance rose 48.3 in line with cent to Rs 27,341 crore all through April.
GST collections went up by means of 9.9 in line with cent to Rs 1.96 lakh crore all through March this 12 months in comparison to the similar month of the former 12 months, reflecting the upper degree of monetary task and higher compliance.
Sequentially, the GST collections had been 6.8 in line with cent upper than the Rs 1.84 lakh crore income recorded in February this 12 months. Gross GST income in March incorporated Rs 38,100 crore from Central GST, Rs 49,900 crore from State GST, Rs 95,900 crore from Integrated GST and Rs 12,300 crore from repayment cess.
In comparability, February noticed Central GST collections at Rs 35,204 crore, State GST (Rs 43,704 crore), Integrated GST (Rs 90,870 crore), and repayment cess (Rs 13,868 crore). Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh had been the highest 5 members to GST collections in March.
Maharashtra paid Rs 31,534 crore in March, a 14 in line with cent building up in comparison to March remaining 12 months, whilst Karnataka paid Rs 13,497 crore, a 4 in line with cent building up year-on-year. Gujarat contributed Rs 12,095 crore, a 6 in line with cent upward push from March 2024. Tamil Nadu paid Rs 11,017 crore, reflecting a 7 in line with cent building up, whilst Uttar Pradesh gathered Rs 9,956 crore, a 10 in line with cent year-on-year expansion.