The goods and services tax (GST) collections for August improved from the previous month even as rates were lowered on some items.
The revenue from GST paid for August stood at Rs 94,442 crore compared to Rs 93,960 crore in July, according to a statement by the Ministry of Finance. Collections in July had declined partly due to the impact of the rate cut on 88 items.
Abhishek Jain, indirect tax partner at EY India, said the various anti-evasion measures implemented by the government might have led to an increase in GST collections despite the recent rate cut.
Note: From July-Sept 2017, numbers were updated on 31 October 2017; from November 2017 to February 2018, numbers were released on 24/25/26th of the following month; and from March 2018 till August 2018, numbers were released on the last day of the following month.
Total GSTR-3B returns filed for August as on 30 September remained unchanged.
The statement by the ministry detailed the tax collected under various heads:
IGST collections are settled between states and the central government based on the end-consumption.
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