GST Revenue collection for August, 2020

₹ 86,449 crore of gross GST revenue collected in the month of August

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of August, 2020 is ₹ 86,449 crore of which CGST is ₹ 15,906 crore, SGST is ₹ 21,064 crore, IGST is ₹ 42,264 crore (including ₹ 19,179 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹7,215 crore (including ₹ 673 crore collected on import of goods).

The government has settled ₹ 18,216 crore to CGST and ₹ 14,650 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular settlement in the month of August, 2020 is ₹ 34,122 crore for CGST and ₹ 35,714 crore for the SGST.

The revenues for the month are 88% of the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, the revenues from import of goods were 77% and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) were 92% of the revenues from these sources during the same month last year. It may also be noted that the taxpayers with turnover less than ₹ 5 crore continue to enjoy relaxation in filing of returns till September.

The chart shows trends in monthly gross GST revenues during the current year. The table shows the state-wise figures of GST collected in each State during the month of August 2020 as compared to August 2019 and for the full year

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Table: State-wise collection till August [1]

		Aug-19	Aug-20	Growth
1	Jammu and Kashmir	302	326	8%
2	Himachal Pradesh	676	597	-12%
3	Punjab	1,255	1,139	-9%
4	Chandigarh	160	139	-13%
5	Uttarakhand	941	1,006	7%
6	Haryana	4,474	4,373	-2%
7	Delhi	3,517	2,880	-18%
8	Rajasthan	2,550	2,582	1%
9	Uttar Pradesh	4,975	5,098	2%
10	Bihar	981	967	-1%
11	Sikkim	163	147	-10%
12	Arunachal Pradesh	45	35	-22%
13	Nagaland	27	31	17%
14	Manipur	37	26	-29%
15	Mizoram	28	12	-56%
16	Tripura	58	43	-26%
17	Meghalaya	117	108	-7%
18	Assam	768	709	-8%
19	West Bengal	3,503	3,053	-13%
20	Jharkhand	1,770	1,498	-15%
21	Odisha	2,497	2,348	-6%
22	Chattisgarh	1,873	1,994	6%
23	Madhya Pradesh	2,255	2,209	-2%
24	Gujarat	6,185	6,030	-3%
25	Daman and Diu	103	70	-32%
26	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	159	145	-9%
27	Maharashtra	13,407	11,602	-13%
29	Karnataka	6,201	5,502	-11%
30	Goa	325	213	-34%
31	Lakshadweep	1	0	-72%
32	Kerala	1,582	1,229	-22%
33	Tamil Nadu	5,973	5,243	-12%
34	Puducherry	161	137	-15%
35	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	30	13	-59%
36	Telangana	3,059	2,793	-9%
37	Andhra Pradesh	2,115	1,955	-8%
38	Ladakh	0	5
97	Other Territory	170	180	6%
99	Centre Jurisdiction	100	161	61%
	Grand Total	72,543	66,598	-8%

[1] Does not include GST on import of goods

GST revenue collection declines year-on-year; IGST settled to CGST/SGST and small-taxpayer filing relief further extended. Gross GST revenue for August 2020 was lower year on year, allocated among CGST, SGST, IGST and cess; regular IGST settlements were made to CGST and SGST producing net receipts for Central and State Governments, imports and domestic receipts declined relative to the same month last year, and return filing relief for taxpayers below the turnover threshold was extended.