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States to remain 'net gainers' of GST rate rationalisation: SBI Research

States to remain 'net gainers' of GST rate rationalisation: SBI Research

Rediff.com2 Sep 2025

States will remain "net gainers" of the proposed GST rate rationalisation exercise with their GST revenues, including devolution, estimated to be over Rs 14.10 lakh crore this fiscal, according to an SBI Research report released on Tuesday. It said that, as was evidenced in the earlier exercise of GST rate rationalisation in 2018 and 2019, an immediate reduction in rates can cause a short-term dip of around 3-4 per cent in month-on-month collections (roughly Rs 5,000 crore, or an annualised Rs 60,000 crore), revenues typically rebound with sustained growth of 5-6 per cent per month.

'I Can't Say On September 22, I Will Be With A Stick'

'I Can't Say On September 22, I Will Be With A Stick'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

'I am doing the drive in making sure that people pass this on. So the drive is not with distrust. The drive is just in case.' 'Just in case it doesn't get passed on, I am here.'

GST kitty up 7.3% to Rs 1.77 lakh cr in Dec

GST kitty up 7.3% to Rs 1.77 lakh cr in Dec

Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

The gross GST collection rose 7.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.77 lakh crore in December. The Central GST collection stood at Rs 32,836 crore, State GST at Rs 40,499 crore, Integrated IGST at Rs 47,783 crore and Cess at Rs 11,471 crore, according to government data released on Wednesday.

BJP promises strict anti-conversion law in Maharashtra

BJP promises strict anti-conversion law in Maharashtra

Rediff.com10 Nov 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday promised to enact an-anti conversion law with stringent provisions in Maharashtra, and also assured a skill census for training as per industry needs as well as free ration to low-income families.

GST mop-up rises 6.5% Y-o-Y to Rs 1.73 lakh cr in Sep

GST mop-up rises 6.5% Y-o-Y to Rs 1.73 lakh cr in Sep

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in September, in gross terms, were at Rs 1.73 lakh crore, with a yearly jump of 6.5 per cent, according to data from finance ministry released on Tuesday. In September 2023, the total collection was to the tune of Rs 1.62 lakh crore. CGST, SGST, IGST, and cess all increased year-on-year in September, official data made available on Tuesday showed.

GST collection rises 8% to Rs 1.74 lakh cr in Jun

GST collection rises 8% to Rs 1.74 lakh cr in Jun

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

The gross GST collection increased 8 per cent to Rs 1.74 lakh crore in June, sources said on Monday. The government, however, has discontinued the official release of monthly GST collection data, they added. Sources said the gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection so far this fiscal (April-June) stood at Rs 5.57 lakh crore.

GST collections rise 10% to Rs 1.64 lakh cr in Dec

GST collections rise 10% to Rs 1.64 lakh cr in Dec

Rediff.com1 Jan 2024

Continuing the upward trend, GST collections rose 10 per cent to about Rs 1.64 lakh crore in December compared to Rs 1.49 lakh crore in the same month a year ago. During the April-December 2023 period, gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection witnessed a robust 12 per cent growth, reaching Rs 14.97 lakh crore against Rs 13.40 lakh crore mopped up in the same period of the previous year, the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday. The average monthly gross GST collection of Rs 1.66 lakh crore in the first nine-month period this year represents a 12 per cent increase compared to the Rs 1.49 lakh crore average recorded in the corresponding period of FY23, it added.

The major decisions taken by the GST Council

The major decisions taken by the GST Council

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

In order to reduce government litigations, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the GST Council has fixed a monetary limit for filing appeals by the tax department before the various appellate authorities. It has recommended a monetary limit of Rs 20 lakh for GST Appellate Tribunal, Rs 1 crore for the High Court and Rs 2 crore for the Supreme Court for filing of appeals by the department before these legal forums, she said after the 53rd GST Council meeting held in New Delhi.

GST collection in April is highest ever, at Rs 1.87 lakh crore

GST collection in April is highest ever, at Rs 1.87 lakh crore

Rediff.com1 May 2023

GST collection grew by 12 per cent in April to Rs 1.87 lakh crore, the highest monthly mop-up since the rollout of the indirect tax regime. The gross GST revenue collected in the month of April 2023 is Rs 1,87,035 crore of which CGST is Rs 38,440 crore, SGST is Rs 47,412 crore, IGST is Rs 89,158 crore (including Rs 34,972 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 12,025 crore, the finance ministry said in a statement. The previous high collection of Rs 1.68 lakh crore was in April last year.

GST collections jump 15% to Rs 1.68 lakh cr in Nov

GST collections jump 15% to Rs 1.68 lakh cr in Nov

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

GST collections jumped 15 per cent to nearly Rs 1.68 lakh crore in November, the finance ministry said on Friday. Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up was over Rs 1.45 lakh crore in November 2022.

GST collections rise 12% to Rs 1.49 lakh crore in February

GST collections rise 12% to Rs 1.49 lakh crore in February

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

GST collections rose 12 per cent to over Rs 1.49 lakh crore in February, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. February 2023 witnessed the highest cess collection of Rs 11,931 crore since implementation of GST. The collections are, however, lower than the second highest Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up recorded in January at over Rs 1.57 lakh crore.

GST collections rise to Rs 1.65 lakh cr in July

GST collections rise to Rs 1.65 lakh cr in July

Rediff.com1 Aug 2023

GST collection rose 11 per cent to over Rs 1.65 lakh crore in July as a result of anti-evasion measures and higher consumer spending. This is the fifth time since the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime that monthly collections have crossed the Rs 1.60 lakh crore mark -- making it the new normal. "Gross GST revenue collected in July is Rs 1,65,105 crore of which CGST is Rs 29,773 crore, SGST is Rs 37,623 crore, IGST is Rs 85,930 crore (including Rs 41,239 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 11,779 crore (including Rs 840 crore collected on import of goods)," the finance ministry said in a statement.

GST collection reaches Rs 129,780 cr in December 2021

GST collection reaches Rs 129,780 cr in December 2021

Rediff.com2 Jan 2022

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of December 2021 is Rs 1,29,780 crore of which CGST is Rs 22,578 crore, SGST is Rs 28,658 crore, IGST is Rs 69,155 crore (including Rs 37,527 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 9,389 crore (including Rs 614 crore collected on import of goods), informed the ministry of finance on Saturday. The government has settled Rs 25,568 crore to CGST and Rs 21,102 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue of the Centre and the states in the month of December 2021 after settlements is Rs 48,146 crore for CGST and Rs 49,760 crore for the SGST.

GST collection at Rs 86,449 crore in Aug

GST collection at Rs 86,449 crore in Aug

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

The revenues for August are 88 per cent of the GST collected in the same month last year.

At Rs 1.30 lakh cr, Oct GST collection is 2nd highest since launch

At Rs 1.30 lakh cr, Oct GST collection is 2nd highest since launch

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection surged to Rs 1.30 lakh crore in October, the second highest since its implementation in July 2017, indicating economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and impact of festive demand, a finance ministry statement said on Monday. The highest GST collection of Rs 1.41 lakh crore was recorded in April 2021. This is the fourth time in a row when the GST collection was upwards of Rs 1 lakh crore. The collection from GST was Rs 1.17 lakh crore in September, 2021.

GST collection at all-time high of Rs 1.42 lakh crore in March

GST collection at all-time high of Rs 1.42 lakh crore in March

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

Gross GST collection in March touched an all-time high of over Rs 1.42 lakh crore, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. The gross GST revenue collected in March 2022 is Rs 1,42,095 crore, of which CGST is Rs 25,830 crore, SGST is Rs 32,378 crore, IGST is Rs 74,470 crore (including Rs 39,131 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 9,417 crore (including Rs 981 crore collected on import of goods).

At Rs 1.31 lakh cr, Nov's GST mop-up is 2nd highest since rollout

At Rs 1.31 lakh cr, Nov's GST mop-up is 2nd highest since rollout

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections jumped to over Rs 1.31 lakh crore in November, the second highest since its implementation in July 2017, in line with the trend in economic recovery, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. "The gross GST revenue collected in the month of November 2021 is Rs 1,31,526 crore of which CGST is Rs 23,978 crore, SGST is Rs 31,127 crore, IGST is Rs 66,815 crore (including Rs 32,165 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 9,606 crore (including Rs 653 crore collected on import of goods)," the ministry said in a statement. CGST refers to Central Goods and Services Tax, SGST (State Goods and Service Tax) and IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax).

GST revenues grow 15% to nearly Rs 1.50 lakh cr in Dec

GST revenues grow 15% to nearly Rs 1.50 lakh cr in Dec

Rediff.com1 Jan 2023

The collections from Goods and Services Tax (GST) grew by 15 per cent to over Rs 1.49 lakh crore in December 2022, indicating improved manufacturing output and consumption demand, besides better compliance. This is the 10th month in a row that the revenues have remained above the Rs 1.4 lakh crore mark. The collection in November was about Rs 1.46 lakh crore. "The gross GST revenue collected during December 2022 is Rs 1,49,507 crore, of which CGST is Rs 26,711 crore, SGST is Rs 33,357 crore, IGST is Rs 78,434 crore (including Rs 40,263 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 11,005 crore (including Rs 850 crore collected on import of goods)," the ministry said in a statement.

GST Collections: No Cause For Elation

GST Collections: No Cause For Elation

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

The broad trends of GST collections will make you wonder if indeed the biggest indirect tax reform in the country has led to a real improvement in revenues, notes A K Bhattacharya.

GST revenues at nearly Rs 1.41 lakh cr in May

GST revenues at nearly Rs 1.41 lakh cr in May

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

GST revenue for May stood at nearly Rs 1.41 lakh crore, a 44 per cent increase over the same month last year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. Bucking the month-on-month increasing trend of the last two months, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues came in lower than the record high collection in April at Rs 1.68 lakh crore. In March GST revenues were at Rs 1.42 lakh crore, while in February it was Rs 1.33 lakh crore.

GST collection tops Rs 1.38 lakh cr in Jan

GST collection tops Rs 1.38 lakh cr in Jan

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Total number of GSTR-3B returns filed up to January 30, 2022 is 1.05 crore that includes 36 lakh quarterly returns, the finance ministry said. January is the fourth straight month when Goods and Services Tax collection has crossed Rs 1.30 lakh crore.

GST collections at all-time high of over Rs 1.15 lakh cr in Dec

GST collections at all-time high of over Rs 1.15 lakh cr in Dec

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

GST collections touched a record high of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore in December, reflecting festive demand and reflating economy. The gross GST revenue collected in the month of December 2020 is Rs 115,174 crore and is the highest since the introduction of Goods and Services Tax from July 1, 2017, the finance ministry said in a statement.

GST and the skewed 60:40 formula of the Modi govt

GST and the skewed 60:40 formula of the Modi govt

Rediff.com15 May 2019

It is possible that the Centre has now become wiser and has decided to follow an allocation system which gives it more from Integrated GST and helps boost its revenues, says A K Bhattacharya.

Why EV makers are flocking to Tamil Nadu

Why EV makers are flocking to Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

At Prestige Polygon Towers in Chennai's Teynampet, hectic preparations are on for a mega global investors' meet under the aegis of Guidance Tamil Nadu (the state investment promotion agency) scheduled for January 2024. Asked about the key focus areas of the meet, the agency's managing director and chief executive officer, V Vishnu, said the state was betting big on electric mobility. This is no surprise, given that the state has signed electric vehicle (EV)-related memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with several companies in the recent past that may bring in investments worth around Rs 33,000 crore with the potential to create over 43,000 job opportunities.

GST revenue grows 6% to over Rs 1 trillion in Nov

GST revenue grows 6% to over Rs 1 trillion in Nov

Rediff.com1 Dec 2019

According to official sources, the number reflects pick up in consumption and improvement in compliance as well.

GST collection at record high of Rs 1.13 lakh cr in April

GST collection at record high of Rs 1.13 lakh cr in April

Rediff.com1 May 2019

For 2019-20, the government proposes to collect Rs 6.10 lakh crore from CGST and Rs 1.01 lakh crore as compensation cess.

GST collection dips marginally in January to Rs 86,318 cr

GST collection dips marginally in January to Rs 86,318 cr

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

1.03 crore taxpayers have been registered under GST till February 25, of which 17.65 lakh are composition dealers who are required to file returns every quarter.

GST collections rise 7% to Rs 1.13 lakh cr in Feb

GST collections rise 7% to Rs 1.13 lakh cr in Feb

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

GST collections crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for the fifth month in a row in February, rising 7 per cent to over Rs 1.13 lakh crore, indicating economic recovery, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. The collection is, however, lower than the record Rs 119,875 crore collected in the previous month.

Fiscal position to be better if there is no 3rd Covid wave: SBI report

Fiscal position to be better if there is no 3rd Covid wave: SBI report

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

If there is no third wave of the pandemic, the fiscal position of the Centre and the states will be much better than budgeted for FY22 and the states may garner Rs 60,000 crore more in tax collections at Rs 8.27 lakh crore this fiscal year than they have budgeted, a report said. The report by SBI Research on Monday bases its optimism on GST collection so far this fiscal, which has been the best ever in spite of the fact that the two months bore the maximum brunt of the second wave -- with April setting a record Rs 1.41 lakh crore and May collection a tad low at Rs 1.03 lakh crore. The report also said overall government finances do not look overstretched as GST collections have continued to maintain pace so far and the additional fiscal impact arising from free vaccination and more food supplies will only be around Rs 28,512 crore.

Though compliance improved, GST collection dropped in December

Though compliance improved, GST collection dropped in December

Rediff.com1 Jan 2019

The total revenue earned by central government and state governments after regular settlement in December was Rs 43,851 crore for CGST and Rs 46,252 crore for SGST.

GST revenues at all-time high of Rs 1.68 lakh cr in April

GST revenues at all-time high of Rs 1.68 lakh cr in April

Rediff.com1 May 2022

The GST collection in April touched the highest ever level of about Rs 1.68 lakh crore, up 20 per cent from the year-ago period, on improved compliance and recovery in business activity, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday. During the month, 1.06 crore GST returns from GSTR-3B were filed, of which 97 lakh pertained to March 2022. The gross GST revenue collected in April is Rs 1,67,540 crore, of which CGST is Rs 33,159 crore, SGST Rs 41,793 crore, IGST Rs 81,939 crore (including Rs 36,705 crore collected on import of goods) and cess Rs 10,649 crore (including Rs 857 crore collected on import of goods), the ministry said.

States may face Rs 3 lakh crore GST compensation shortfall in FY22

States may face Rs 3 lakh crore GST compensation shortfall in FY22

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

States may face a GST compensation shortfall of Rs 3 lakh crore in the next financial year, a situation that will force them to borrow more from the markets, says a report. The states may face a shortfall of Rs 2.7-3 lakh crore as Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation from the Centre next fiscal. Out of that amount, the shortfall from cess collections will be at Rs 1.6-2 lakh crore, according to an Icra report released on Monday. In FY21, the states were facing a shortfall of Rs 1.1 lakh crore in GST compensation from the Centre but over 90 per cent of that amount has been cleared now.

GST revenues touch record high of Rs 1.20 lakh cr in Jan

GST revenues touch record high of Rs 1.20 lakh cr in Jan

Rediff.com31 Jan 2021

GST collections for January touched an all-time high of about Rs 1.20 lakh crore, the finance ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said in line with the trend of recovery in the GST revenues over past five months, the revenues for the month of January 2021 are 8 per cent higher than that in the same month last year.

GST revenue mop-up rises to Rs 1.03 lakh cr in Dec

GST revenue mop-up rises to Rs 1.03 lakh cr in Dec

Rediff.com1 Jan 2020

During the month, the GST revenue from domestic transactions witnessed a growth of 16 per cent as compared to the year-ago period.

GST collection slips below Rs 1 lakh cr mark in March

GST collection slips below Rs 1 lakh cr mark in March

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

GST collections in March slipped below the psychological Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for the first time in four months to Rs 97,597 crore as the Covid-19 lockdown that shut most businesses compounded tax collection woes in an already sluggish economy. Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up in March recorded a 8.4 per cent decline over March 2019 collection of Rs 1.06 lakh crore. The collections were lower on account of dip in revenues from domestic transactions as well as imports.

April's GST collection falls 87% to Rs 5934 cr

April's GST collection falls 87% to Rs 5934 cr

Rediff.com31 May 2020

The data primarily pertains to activities in March, which had only a few days under the Covid-19 lockdown. For April , hence, CGST collections could be much lower, fear analysts.

Economic slowdown hits states' GST revenues more than Centre's

Economic slowdown hits states' GST revenues more than Centre's

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Experts said if the slowdown, and subsequent weakness in GST mobilisation, continued, it would curtail the Centre's resources to a considerable extent in the current financial year.

GST collections cross Rs 1 trillion in October for first time in 8 months

GST collections cross Rs 1 trillion in October for first time in 8 months

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

Mop up grows 10% y-o-y at Rs 1.05 trillion, almost equal to levels in February before a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic

GST collections remain subdued at Rs 95,380 crore in October

GST collections remain subdued at Rs 95,380 crore in October

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

This is the third consecutive month when GST mop-up remained below the Rs 1 lakh crore mark, despite the festival season.

GST collection crosses Rs 1-trn mark for the fourth month in a row in Feb

GST collection crosses Rs 1-trn mark for the fourth month in a row in Feb

Rediff.com2 Mar 2020

The mop-up could have been much higher, but tax on imports fell 2 per cent y-o-y.