GST collections increase by 12% to over Rs 1.61 trn in June: Finance Ministry

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The average monthly gross GST collection for the first (April-June) quarter of the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 are Rs 1.10 lakh crore, Rs
1.51 lakh crore and Rs 1.69 lakh crore, respectively GST collections rose 12 per cent to over Rs 1.61 lakh crore in June, the Finance
Ministry said on Saturday. The gross GST collection has crossed Rs 1.60 lakh crore mark for the fourth time since the roll-out of the
indirect tax regime six years ago on July 1, 2017. The average monthly gross GST collection for the first (April-June) quarter of the
2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 are Rs 1.10 lakh crore, Rs 1.51 lakh crore and Rs 1.69 lakh crore, respectively, the Finance Ministry said in a
statement. "The gross GST revenue collected in the month of June 2023 is Rs 1,61,497 crore of which Central GST is Rs 31,013 crore, State
GST is Rs 38,292 crore, Integrated GST is Rs 80,292 crore (including Rs 39,035 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 11,900
crore (including Rs 1,028 crore collected on import of goods)," the statement said. The revenues for June 2023 are 12 per cent higher than
the GST revenues in the same month last year
During the month, the revenues from domestic transactions (including import of services) are 18 per cent higher than the revenues from these
sources during the same month last year. The revenues had touched a record high of Rs 1.87 lakh crore in April
In May, it was Rs 1.57 lakh crore.First Published: Jul 01 2023 | 3:14 PMIST