GST collection scales all-time high of Rs 1.13 trillion in April

The collection last month has been the highest since introduction of GST and also reflects 10.05 per cent growth over April 2018, when the collection was Rs 1,03,459 cr

GST revenue mop-up scaled a monthly record high of over Rs 1.13 trillion in April, an increase of 10 per cent over the collection in the year-ago period, on the back of anti-evasion steps taken by tax officers.

Total number of summary sales return GSTR-3B filed for the month of March up to April 30 stood at 72.13 lakh.

April 2019 is the second consecutive month when Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection exceeded Rs 1 trillion. In March, the mop-up was Rs 1.06 trillion. "The total gross GST revenue collected in April 2019 is Rs 1,13,865 crore. The revenue in April