Chandigarh registers 23% growth in GST collection

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 2

Coming out of the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UT has registered a 23 per cent growth in gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in July this year.

According to the Ministry of Finance, the GST collection in the UT stood at Rs169 crore in July, which was 23 per cent higher in comparison to the revenue of Rs137 crore received during the corresponding period last year.

However, the Finance Ministry did not release the state-wise data of GST collection during January, April, May and June, 2021.

In March, the GST collection was Rs165.27 crore, which was 8 per cent more in comparison to the revenue of Rs153.26 crore generated during the same period last year.

The GST collection stood at Rs148.5 crore in February, which was 14 per cent less in comparison to the revenue of Rs172.37 crore received during the corresponding period last year.

The GST collection stood at Rs158 crore in December 2020, Rs141 crore in November, Rs151.98 crore in October and Rs141.48 crore in September last year.

Earlier figures

• In March, the GST collection was Rs165.27 crore, which was 8 per cent more in comparison to the revenue of Rs153.26 crore generated during the same period last year.
• The GST collection stood at Rs148.5 crore in February, which was 14 per cent less in comparison to the revenue of Rs172.37 crore received during the corresponding period last year.

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