New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) Total GST collection for August touched ₹ 90,669 crore, against ₹ 94,063 crore mopped up in the first month of the new indirect tax regime rollout.

The number includes transitional credit claims of taxpayers in July which according to the government are just ₹ 12,000 crore and not ₹ 65,000 crore as previously claimed.

According to the revised estimate, the GST mop-up for July stood at ₹ 94,063 crore, up from the initial projection of ₹ 92,283 crore.

"The total revenue of GST paid under different heads (up to September 25, 2017) is ₹ 90,669 crore," an official statement said, adding these figures do not include GST paid by 10.24 lakh assessees who have opted for composition scheme.

Of this, as much as ₹ 14,402 crore has come in from the Central GST (CGST), ₹ 21,067 crore from State GST (SGST), ₹ 47,377 crore from Integrated GST (IGST) and ₹ 7,823 crore from compensation cess levied on demerit and luxury goods. Of ₹ 7,823 crore, ₹ 547 crore is compensation cess from imports in August.

As per the tax sharing formula, the Centre will compensate states for any revenue loss calculated on a base year of 2015-16 and assumed revenue growth of 14 per cent.

It is to be noted that the last date for payment of GST as well as filing of GSTR 3B return for the month of August was September 20, 2017.

The statement further said that there are still a number of assessees who have not filed their returns either for July or August 2017.

The increase in the above stated figures will be informed in due course, it said.

The total number of taxpayers who were required to file monthly returns for August is 68.20 lakh, of which, as on September 25, 37.63 lakh GSTR 3B returns have been filed, it said.

The GST was implemented across the country in place of more than a dozen central and state levies like excise duty, service tax and VAT, from July 1.

In July, the GST collection was ₹ 92,283 crore from 64.42 per cent of the total taxpayer base.

Of this, as much as ₹ 14,894 crore has come in from the Central GST (CGST), ₹ 22,722 crore from State GST (SGST), ₹ 47,469 crore from Integrated GST (IGST) and ₹ 7,198 crore from compensation cess levied on demerit and luxury goods.

Many assessees have been filing returns for July 2017 belatedly and till August 31, 2017 and the total GST paid for July is ₹ 94,063 crore, it said.

GST revenue collections reflect monthly mop-up and component distribution, highlighting transitional credit adjustments and filing compliance. Monthly collection under the Goods and Services Tax for August is reported across Central GST, State GST, Integrated GST and compensation cess, with a revised higher figure for July after late filings and adjustments. Transitional input tax credit claims for the rollout month are presented as lower than earlier estimates. Reported collections exclude amounts from assessees on the composition scheme, and a specified number of GSTR-3B returns remained outstanding as of the reporting date; the revenue-sharing mechanism for compensating states is tied to a base-year and assumed growth benchmark.