GST REVENUE

June 2, 2022

Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues in May 2022 rose 44% from a year earlier to ₹1,40,885 crore, with receipts from domestic transactions and services imports rising at a matching pace, while goods imports yielded 43% higher taxes.

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  • This is only the fourth time the monthly GST collection crossed ₹1.4 lakh crore mark since the inception of GST and the third month at a stretch since March 2022.
  • Revenue growth from domestic transactions, including imports of services, outpaced revenues from goods imports after several months in May.
  • Of the total revenue in May, Central GST collections were ₹25,036 crore, State GST ₹32,001 crore, and Integrated GST ₹73,345 crore, which included ₹37,469 crore from import of goods.
  • GST Compensation Cess inflows, used to recompense States, amounted to ₹10,502 crore, including ₹931 crore from goods import.
  • Revenue growth was buoyant across most States. As many as 20 States and Union Territories saw revenues rise faster than the 44% national average, including the major industrial States of Karnataka (60%), Maharashtra (50%) and Gujarat (46%).
Source : The Hindu

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