Chandigarh logs 27% jump in GST collection in November

Dushyant Singh Pundir

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 1

The festival season brought cheer to the UT Administration as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection increased by 27 per cent in November.

According to the Ministry of Finance, the GST collection in Chandigarh stood at Rs180 crore in November, which was 27 per cent more than the revenue of Rs141 crore generated in the same month last year.

The GST collection in October stood at Rs158 crore, which was 4 per cent higher than the revenue of Rs152 crore generated in October last year. The tax collection in September was recorded at Rs152 crore, which was 8 per cent higher than the revenue of Rs141 crore generated during the same month last year.

In August, the GST collection was Rs144 crore, an increase of 4 per cent than the revenue of Rs139 crore received during the corresponding period last year.

With a gross GST collection of Rs169 crore, the UT Administration had registered a robust growth of 23 per cent in July this year in comparison to the revenue of Rs137 crore generated in July last year.

The Finance Ministry did not release the state-wise data of the GST collection during January, April, May and June 2021. In March, the GST collection was Rs165.27 crore, 8 per cent more than the revenue of Rs153.26 crore generated during the same period last year. The GST collection stood at Rs148.5 crore in February, 14 per cent less than the revenue of Rss172.37 crore received during the corresponding period last year.

The GST collection in the UT stood at Rs158 crore in December last year.