Odisha's revenue up 2.3% post-GST

Between July and October, state govt realised Rs 3,735-cr revenues: Shashi Bhushan Behera

Odisha has recorded 2.3 per cent growth in tax collection after the introduction of the goods & services tax (GST) regime in July 2017.

Between July and October, the state government realised Rs 3,735.14-crore revenues, as against Rs 3,651.28 crore in the corresponding period last year, Odisha's finance minister Shashi Bhushan Behera said. Behera was responding to a question in the state legislative assembly.

Beyond the GST purview, the state government has collected Rs 4,415.20 crore on petroleum products in the period under review, by way of value-added tax (VAT) and Central Sales Tax (CST). The figure includes Rs 2,934 crore paid by