India / GST revenue collection falls to ₹86,449 crore in August

The GST revenue collection in August stood at ₹86,449 crore, which is 88% of the GST revenue collected in August 2019, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday. In July, the GST collection stood at ₹87,422 crore. After settlement for inter-state transactions, the Centre collected a total revenue of ₹34,122 crore while states collected ₹35,714 crore in the month of August.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 02, 2020, 09:33 AM
New Delhi: The gross GST revenue collected in the month of August, 2020 is Rs. 86,449 crore of which CGST is Rs. 15,906 crore, SGST is Rs. 21,064 crore, IGST is Rs. 42,264 crore (including Rs. 19,179 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs.7,215 crore (including Rs. 673 crore collected on import of goods).

The government has settled Rs. 18,216 crore to CGST and Rs. 14,650 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular settlement in the month of August, 2020 is Rs. 34,122 crore for CGST and Rs. 35,714 crore for the SGST.

The revenues for the month are 88% of the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, the revenues from import of goods were 77% and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) were 92% of the revenues from these sources during the same month last year. It may also be noted that the taxpayers with turnover less than Rs. 5 crore continue to enjoy relaxation in filing of returns till September.