GST collections hit all-time high in April
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in April rose by 12 per cent annually to over Rs 1.87 lakh crore, touching an all-time monthly high, showed finance ministry data released on Monday. The previous monthly high GST collection was in April 2022 at about Rs 1.68 lakh crore.
Hailing the record GST collection, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet said, "Great news for the Indian economy! Rising tax collection despite lower tax rates shows the success of how GST has increased integration and compliance."
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 (including Rs 901 crore collected on import of goods), the finance ministry said in a statement.
The revenues for April 2023 are 12 per cent higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, the revenues from domestic transactions (including import of services) are 16 per cent higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year, it said.
April 2023 saw the highest-ever tax collection on a single day on April 20. A sum of Rs 68,228 crore was paid through 9.8 lakh transactions on that day. The highest single-day payment last year (on the same date) was Rs 57,846 crore through 9.6 lakh transactions.
The ministry also said the number of e-way bills generated in March 2023 was 9 crore, which is 11 per cent higher than 8.1 crore e-way bills generated in February 2023. During April, the government settled Rs 45,864 crore to CGST and Rs 37,959 crore to SGST from IGST.
The total revenue of the Centre and the States in April 2023 after regular settlement is Rs 84,304 crore for CGST and Rs 85,371 crore for the SGST. Commenting on the GST numbers, Assocham President Ajay Singh said that the highest ever collection in April marks an excellent beginning of fiscal 2023-24.
"The GST numbers are indicative of robust growth of the Indian economy, on the back of a strong pick-up in consumer demand," he said.