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Govt reports 6.2% increase in GST collection for January

01 Feb 2026 Evaluate

The government data has showed that gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections increased 6.2 per cent to over Rs 1.93 lakh crore in January 2026 as compared to Rs 1.82 lakh crore collected in January 2025, mainly on higher revenues from imports. Total refunds declined 3.1 per cent to Rs 22,665 crore. For the period from April 2025 to January 2026, gross GST collections totalled Rs 18.43 lakh crore, up 8.3 per cent from Rs 17.02 lakh crore in the same period last year.

Net GST revenues grew 7.6 per cent to about Rs 1.71 lakh crore in January. Cess collection (from tobacco products) in January stood at Rs 5,768 crore. This compares to Rs 13,009 crore in collections in January last year when a cess was levied on luxury, sin and demerit goods such as cars, and tobacco products. Gross tax collections from domestic transactions grew 4.8 per cent to Rs 1.41 lakh crore, while import revenues were up 10.1 per cent to Rs 52,253 crore in January. 

Effective September 22, 2025, GST rates on about 375 items were slashed, making goods cheaper. Also, a compensation cess is levied only on tobacco and related products, as opposed to luxury, sin and demerit goods earlier. The lowering of GST rates has impacted revenue collections. 


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