Statsguru: Six charts show GST's revenue challenge for Centre, state govts

But a longer-term perspective on state collections raises questions on GST's ability to fulfil certain primary objectives

The latest number for the goods and services tax (GST) collection was lower than the previous month, though it showed a jump on a year-on-year basis because of a weak base. Overall, however, collections have generally trended up (chart 1).

A similar trend is seen in state goods and service tax (SGST) and the central goods and services tax (CGST) with both showing a rising trend except for the latest month (chart 2).



Cess collections have also crossed Rs 10,000 crore multiple times in recent months (chart 3).
 

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