Another stimulus, economy back on track? Finance Secy interview highlights

The government's tax collections have picked up and high-frequency activity indicators continue to improve on the back of the government's targeted Covid-19 stimulus, Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said. He also said the generation of e-way bills, needed for transportation of goods, is back to pre-Covid levels and online payments have risen exponentially. Collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST), levied when a product is consumed or a service is rendered, has risen for the second month in a row.