GST revenue all-time high at Rs 1.68 lakh cr

NEW DELHI, May 1: The GST collection in April touched the highest ever level of about Rs 1.68 lakh crore, up 20 per cent from the year-ago period, on improved compliance and recovery in business activity, the Finance Ministry said today.
During the month, 1.06 crore GST returns from GSTR-3B were filed, of which 97 lakh pertained to March 2022.
The gross GST revenue collected in April is Rs 1,67,540 crore, of which CGST is Rs 33,159 crore, SGST Rs 41,793 crore, IGST Rs 81,939 crore (including Rs 36,705 crore collected on import of goods) and cess Rs 10,649 crore (including Rs 857 crore collected on import of goods), the Ministry said.
The gross GST collection in April 2022 is an all-time high and Rs 25,000 crore more than the previous highest collection of Rs 1.42 lakh crore recorded in March.
In April last year, the mop-up from Goods and Services Tax (GST) was about Rs 1.40 lakh crore. (PTI)