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GST Collection in January

The GST collection has been increasing in recent times. The three main reasons for the hike in GST collection are decisions made by GST Council, changes made in...

February 1, 2023

India’s Direct Tax Collection Records Steady Growth in FY2023

According to government data, the country’s gross direct tax collection of the current fiscal year (FY2023) till January 10 went up 24.58% to Rs 14.71 lakh crore, against...

January 13, 2023

GST revenue up 28% year-on-year in August

The Gross GST Revenue collected in the month of August 2022 is ₹ 1,43,612 crore which is 28% higher than the GST revenue of ₹ 1,12,020 crore in...

September 1, 2022

GST Collections November 2021

The GST revenue for the month of November 2021 was Rs 1,31,526 crores. This is the second highest collection since the introduction of GST in the country. The...

December 1, 2021

Finance Ministry’s Monthly Economic Review

The Ministry of Finance recently released its “Monthly Economic Review for September 2021”. According to the report, Indian economy is on path of swift recovery from the impact...

October 12, 2021

GST Compensation: Rs 6,000 crores tranfered to 16 states

On October 23, 2020, the Government of India transferred Rs 6000 crores to 16 states and two union territories as the first tranche. The interest rate has been...

October 23, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman chairs 43rd GST Council Meet

On October 12, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman chaired 43rd GST Council Meet. The council for the third time discussed the issue of revenue shortfall of states....

October 12, 2020

42nd GST Council Meet held

On October 5, 2020, Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman chaired the 42nd GST Council Meet. Key Highlights The GST Council could not finalize borrowing plans of states to...

October 5, 2020

GST Council meet

On June 12, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman chaired the 40th GST Council Meet. Highlights The minister at the meet announced that no late fee will be...

June 12, 2020

Corona Virus: GoI halts three crucial policies as revenues shrink

As the outbreak of corona virus has hit revenue collection, the Government of India has dropped three crucial policies. Highlights The revenue collection for the fiscal year 2019-20...

March 18, 2020

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