Govt sets Rs 1.1 trillion as monthly GST target for tax officials

Four of eight months in this fiscal year have delivered less than Rs 1 trn collection

The department of revenue has estimated the target for goods and services tax (GST) collection at Rs 1.1 trillion a month for December-March, 2019-20, with one of the months yielding Rs 1.25 trillion, which is more ambitious than the actual collection so far. 

Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey held a video-conference with members of direct and indirect tax boards and field formations on Monday and asked direct tax officials to ensure that the target of Rs 13.5 trillion from corporation and personal income tax as set in the Budget Estimates for 2019-20 were met despite the government overhauling the corporation tax