Chandigarh gross GST collection stands at Rs138.5 cr in August

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 3

The gross GST collection of the UT Administration stood at Rs138.52 crore in August, according to figures released by the Union Ministry of Finance. The revenues for August are nearly 13 per cent down of the GST collected in the same month last year.

The Excise and Taxation Department has created history by achieving 100 per cent returns compliance in filing of monthly tax returns in India under the GST regime for 2017-18 and 2018-19 and 99.25 per cent in the financial year 2019-20. The department had launched ‘Mission 100%’ in January this year to accomplish 100 per cent returns compliance in filing of monthly tax returns (GSTR-3B).

In August 2019, Rs160 crore was mopped up from Goods and Services Tax (GST). Of the gross collection, Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) is at Rs26.34 crore, State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) Rs36.61 crore, Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Rs74.88 crore and cess Rs0.69 crore.

An official of the Excise and Taxation Department said the UT would get nearly Rs100 crore of the gross revenue collected.

The official said the GST collection in July was Rs108 crore, which could be the highest so far after the lockdown. Due to the imposition of the lockdown, the UT got meagre revenue of Rs13 crore in April, which increased to Rs41 crore in May. However, with selective opening of various business establishments in Unlock.1, the revenue collection witnessed a sharp increase and the UT recorded a collection of Rs71 crore in June.

On a little decline in revenue collection in August, the official attributed it the relaxation given by the government to the taxpayers with turnover less than Rs5 crore in filing of returns till September.

The official said tax collection would further improve in the city with opening of bars in hotels and restaurants.

The Excise and Taxation Department has created history by achieving 100 per cent returns compliance in filing of monthly tax returns in India under the GST regime for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 and 99.25 per cent in the financial year 2019-20.

The department had launched ‘Mission 100%’ in January this year to accomplish 100 per cent returns compliance in filing of monthly tax returns (GSTR-3B).

The department took a number of initiatives to achieve ‘Mission 100%’ such as regular interaction with trade and industry, setting up of help desk in the office to assist the taxpayers in filing returns, regular SMSes on the mobile phones of taxpayers and sending regular messages on their e-mails.