GST collection over Rs 1 trillion in July despite subdued CGST and SGST

Collection from the goods and services tax (GST) was above Rs 1 trillion in July, mainly on account of higher mop-up under the integrated GST.

However, the central and state portions remained subdued, posing a challenge for the revenue target for the financial year.

GST collection at Rs 1.02 trillion in the month was slightly more than 2 per cent higher than the Rs 99,939 crore in June and 5.8 per cent higher than the Rs 96,483 crore in July last year. However, Central GST collection was just Rs 17,912 crore in July, down from Rs 18,366 crore in June.