GST collection of states/UTs rises to Rs 5.18 lakh crore in FY19: Sitharaman

16 Jul 2019 Evaluate

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection of states and union territories (UTs) increased to Rs 5,18,447 crore in last financial year (FY19), up from Rs 2,91,100 crore collected in nine months (July-March) of FY18. Besides, the Centre has released Rs 81,177 crore compensation to states during FY19, as against Rs 48,178 crore during July-March period of FY18.

The Minister stated that concerted efforts have been made to improve tax compliance. The GST collection of the states/UTs has been showing steady improvement over the period of time. She added 'they are also assured a growth of 14 per cent for a period of five years through payment of compensation by the central government.'

She further said that extensive automation of business processes, application of e-way bill mechanism, targeted action on compliance verification, enforcement based on risk assessment and proposed introduction of electronic invoice system are the steps taken for increasing the revenue collection. GST, which subsumed 17 local taxes, was rolled out from July 1, 2017. The average gross GST collection in FY 19 fiscal was Rs 98,114 crore, up from Rs 89,885 crore in FY18.

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