Odisha's GST collection grows by 2% in Dec; country-wide growth at 16%

Odisha's Goods & Services Tax (GST) collection in December pales in comparison to the national average and strides made by neighbouring states.

GST collections grew by a measly 2 per cent in the state even as the country-wide growth came in at 16 per cent in December, 2019.

States like West Bengal (16 per cent), Assam (33 per cent), Chhattisgarh (15 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh (11 per cent) registered an impressive growth in GST collections in the same month.

Odisha's GST collection in December stood at Rs 1146 crore as against Rs 1018.77 crore achieved in the same month of 2018.

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