New Delhi [India]July 6 (ANI): The GST collection in NCT of Delhi has been steadily increasing over the years.
Delhi’s GST collection in the April-June 2023 quarter has increased by an impressive 15 per cent compared to the same period last year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on Thursday and shared the quarterly tax collection data of the past few years.
The April-June 2018-19 collection in Delhi was Rs 4,419.7 crore. If cut in 2023, it is Rs 8,028.9 crore. The Covid-affected 2020-21 was an extraordinary year, registering a tax collection of Rs 2,478.8 crore.
On rising GST collections, Kejriwal took credit and said his government in Delhi has shown that “honest governance leads to increased revenue.”
“Governments often say that they do not have the money to build good schools and hospitals. But our government in Delhi has shown that honest governance increases revenue,” Kejriwal wrote on Twitter.
“That way we will have money to build more schools, more hospitals, more infrastructure for the people of Delhi,” he said.
The Goods and Services Tax was implemented in the country from July 1, 2017, and states were assured compensation for any revenue loss due to its implementation as per the provisions of the GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 Was. Period of five years. (ANI)
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