The grossGSTrevenue collected in Goa for the month of November shot up by 63% as against a month earlier. The tax mop-up also surpassed November 2020s GST collections by 73%, largely driven by festive purchases and revenge tourism.
The mop up includes CGST, SGST and IGST with Goa getting only the SGST component.
The Growth in the states gross GST earnings beat the national figures where GST revenues were 25% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year and 27% over 2019-20.
In October, GST collections stood at Rs 317 crore and also above the pre-pandemic levels.
The recent trend of high GST revenues has been a result of various policy and administrative measures that have been taken in the past to improve compliance.