As industrial production has returned to full-throttle after the second wave of Covid cases with a massive increase in raw material prices across sectors, GST collection inGujaratgrew by 28% in September 2021 against the same month in 2020.<\/p>\n
Total GST collection in the state stood at Rs 7,780 crore in September, up from Rs 6,090 crore in September 2020, according to data from the Union finance ministry.<\/p>\n
xperts say the increased tax collection is primarily due to a revival indemandand the low-base of last year, as tax collection was relatively low due to the post-lockdown effect.<\/p>\n
Of the total collection, State GST (SGST) in Gujarat stood at Rs 3,654 crore this September, up 47.5% from Rs 2,415 crore last September. Tax collection, however, grew marginally, by 3.5%, against Augusts figure of Rs 3,530 crore, according to figures from the state commercial tax department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"