GST collections grow 8.8 pc to over Rs 2 lakh cr in March

New Delhi: Shampoos being sold at a shop, in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. The GST Council on Wednesday approved overhauling the Goods and Services Tax (GST) effective September 22, making it a two slab structure of 5 and 18 per cent and a 40 per cent rate on sin and ultra luxury items. (PTI Photo/Karma Bhutia)(PTI09_04_2025_000311B)

New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Gross GST collections grew 8.8 per cent to over Rs 2 lakh crore in March, aided by tax mop-ups from domestic sales as well as imports, government data showed on Wednesday.

The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up was Rs 1.83 lakh crore in March, 2025.

Gross domestic revenues rose 5.9 per cent to over Rs 1.46 lakh crore, while those from imports grew 17.8 per cent to Rs 53,861 crore.

Refund issuance during March rose 13.8 per cent to Rs 22,074 crore, the latest data showed.

After adjusting refunds, net GST revenues stood at about Rs 1.78 lakh crore, up 8.2 per cent year-on-year.

Gross GST revenue for the full 2025-26 (April-March) fiscal recorded a growth of 8.3 per cent to over Rs 22.27 lakh crore.

Net revenues, after adjusting for refunds, grew 7.1 per cent to Rs 19.34 lakh crore in FY26. PTI JD HVA

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