Chandigarh’s GST collection in October rises by 11%

According to the Union ministry of finance, Chandigarh’s GST collection for October stood at ₹389 crore, ₹38 crore more than the ₹351 crore collected during the same month in 2022

The UT administration has registered an increase of 11% in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in October against the gross levy collected during the corresponding period last year.

In September, Chandigarh witnessed a growth of just 6%, which was ₹219 crore, compared to ₹206 crore in the same month in 2022. (Getty image)

According to the Union ministry of finance, the collection for October stood at ₹389 crore, ₹38 crore more than the ₹351 crore collected during the same month in 2022.

In September, the UT witnessed a growth of just 6%, which was ₹219 crore, compared to ₹206 crore in the same month in 2022.

In August, the UT had also recorded a similar growth of 7%, up from ₹179 crore last year to ₹192 crore in 2023.

The GST collection had registered an increase of 23% in July against the mop-up during the corresponding period last year. The collection for July was ₹217 crore, ₹41 crore more than ₹176 crore collected in the month in 2022.

In June, the collection had gone up by 34% from the same month last year — ₹169.7 crore to ₹227.06 crore.

The GST collection for May had witnessed a record increase of 55% against the collection during the corresponding period last year. Compared to ₹167 crore last year, it rose to ₹259 crore — a jump of ₹92 crore. It was the highest-ever collection for a month by the UT since the inception of GST.

The collection for April had witnessed a marginal increase of 2%, rising only to ₹255 crore from ₹249 crore in the same month in 2022.

A 10.09% spike was recorded in March, with the collection increasing from ₹184 crore last year to ₹202 crore this year.

The collection for February, too, saw a marginal 5% increase at ₹188 crore, ₹10 crore higher than ₹178 crore in the month in 2022.