The GST collection crossed Rs 1 lakh crore for the second consecutive month in December. The government said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in the month of December, 2019 was Rs 1,03,184 crore of which Rs 19,962 crore was CGST. While the GST collection touches Rs 1 lakh crore mark for another month, it came down from Rs 1,03,492 crore collected in November. Of Rs 1,03,184 crore collected this month, SGST is Rs 26,792 crore, IGST is Rs 48,099 crore (including ₹ 21,295 crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs 8,331 crore (including ₹ 847 crore collected on imports). Tamil Nadu (Rs 5,415), Uttar Pradesh (Rs 4,957), Haryana (Rs Haryana), West Bengal (Rs 3,230), Delhi (Rs 3,146) and Telangana (Rs 3,014) were other top earners.

Source: dna January 02, 2020 02:26 UTC