GST collections October 2021: Rs 1,30,127 cr - 2nd highest revenue since Goods and Services Tax implementation

The government has made record GST collection in the month of October 2021. It is the second-highest GST revenue collected in the month of October since the implementation of GST, said a statement from the Ministry of Finance. Besides, revenues for the month of October 2021 were 24% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year and 36% over 2019-20, it said.  

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of October 2021 stood at ₹ 1,30,127 crore, of which CGST is ₹ 23,861 crore, SGST is ₹ 30,421 crore, IGST is ₹ 67,361 crore (including ₹ 32,998 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹ 8,484 crore (including ₹ 699 crore collected on import of goods).

The government has settled ₹27,310 crore to CGST and ₹ 22,394 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue of Centre and the States after regular settlements in the month of October 2021 is ₹ 51171 crore for CGST and ₹ 52,815 crore for the SGST.  

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During the month, revenues from import of goods was 39% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) are 19% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.  

The GST revenues for October have been the second highest ever since introduction of GST, second only to that in April 2021, which related to year-end revenues. 

"This is very much in line with the trend in economic recovery. This is also evident from the trend in the e-way bills generated every month since the second wave. The revenues would have still been higher if the sales of cars and other products had not been affected on account of disruption in supply of semi-conductors," said the Ministry.

The revenues have also been aided due to the efforts of the State and Central tax administration resulting in increased compliance over previous months, it said. 

In addition to action against individual tax evaders, this has been a result of the multipronged approach followed by the GST Council, It added.