"Growth coming back", GST collections at Rs 95,480 crore in September

Goods and Services Tax (GST)  collection  for September stood at Rs 95,480 crore, the highest on a monthly basis since the lockdown began in March this year.

"The gross GST revenue collected in the month of September 2020 is Rs 95,480 crore, of which CGST is Rs 17,741 crore, SGST is Rs 23,131 crore, IGST is Rs 47,484 crore (including Rs 22,442 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 7,124 crore (including Rs 788 crore collected on import of goods)," the Ministry of Finance statement said.

The GST revenue in April was Rs 32,172 crore, May (Rs 62,151 crore), June (Rs 90,917 crore), July (Rs 87,422 crore), August (Rs 86,449 crore).

"Revenue for the month is 4 percent higher than the GST revenue in the same month last year," the government said in a statement.

During the month, revenue from import of goods was 102 percent and from domestic transaction (including import of services) was 105 percent of revenue from these sources during the same month last year.