This November, Chandigarh saw 14% less GST collections than previous year

Dushyant Singh Pundir

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 1

Despite the festival season, the goods and services tax (GST) collection dipped 14 per cent in the UT in the month of November.

According to the Finance Ministry, the tax collection in the UT stood at Rs141 crore in November, which was 14 per cent less in comparison to Rs165 crore, the revenue received during the corresponding period last year.

In October, the UT had collected tax to the tune of Rs151.98 crore, which was 3.21 per cent less in comparison to Rs157.02 crore, the collections made in the same month last year.

In September, the gross GST collection was 10 per cent lower than what was collected during the corresponding period last year.

An official said in October, the Excise and Taxation Department had received over Rs10 crore more than the previous month.

The gross tax collection in September stood at Rs141.48 crore, including collection of Rs26 crore under the Central GST, Rs34 crore under UT GST and Rs81 crore under the Integrated GST. Last year, the month had seen GST collections of Rs156.51 crore.

The UT got nearly eight per cent more revenue in the form of gross GST collected in September in comparison to the amount received in August.

The gross GST collection in August was Rs138.52 crore, which was nearly 13 per cent less than the previous year when Rs160.08 crore as tax was collected.

The official said the GST collection in July was Rs137.33 crore. Due to the imposition of the lockdown, the UT had collected a meagre revenue of Rs40.34 crore in April, which increased to Rs103.44 crore in May. However, with selective opening of various business establishments in Unlock 1.0, the revenue collection witnessed a sharp increase and the UT recorded a collection of Rs158.69 crore in June, the highest in this financial year.