GST revenue collection for April 2024 highest ever at ₹2.10L crore

The Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections hit a record high in April 2024 at ₹2.10 lakh crore. This represents a significant 12.4% year-on-year growth, driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions (up 13.4%) and imports (up 8.3%). After accounting for refunds, the net GST revenue for April 2024 stands at ₹1.92 lakh crore, reflecting an impressive 17.1% growth compared to the same period last year, the Union Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Wednesday.

Positive performance across components

Breakdown of April 2024 collections:

• Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST): ₹43,846 crore;
• State Goods and Services Tax (SGST): ₹53,538 crore;
• Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST): ₹99,623 crore, including ₹37,826 crore collected on imported goods;
• Cess: ₹13,260 crore, including ₹1,008 crore collected on imported goods.

Inter-Governmental Settlement: In the month of April, 2024, the Central government settled ₹50,307 crore to CGST and ₹41,600 crore to SGST from the IGST collected. This translates to a total revenue of ₹94,153 crore for CGST and ₹95,138 crore for SGST for April, 2024 after regular settlement, it added.