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Gross GST collection hits record Rs 2.43 lakh crore in April 2026.

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    Gross GST collection hits record Rs 2.43 lakh crore in April 20261234

    India's gross GST collection in April 2026 hit a record Rs 2.43 lakh crore, up 8.7 percent on a year earlier, helped by a 25.8 percent jump in GST on imports.

    • Finance Ministry data released 1 May 2026: gross GST collection for April 2026 was Rs 2,42,702 crore (about Rs 2.43 lakh crore), a record, up 8.7 percent year on year
    • Domestic gross revenue up 4.3 percent; GST on imports up 25.8 percent to Rs 57,580 crore
    • Refunds Rs 31,793 crore; net collection about Rs 2.11 lakh crore, up 7.3 percent
    • Previous record was April 2025 at over Rs 2.23 lakh crore
  2. Economy

    Net GST for March 2026 at Rs 1.78 lakh crore; FY26 net Rs 19.34 lakh crore567

    Net GST collections for March 2026, released on 1 April, were about Rs 1.78 lakh crore, up 8.2 percent, and FY26 net GST reached about Rs 19.34 lakh crore, up 7.1 percent.

    • March 2026 gross GST Rs 2.00 lakh crore (+8.8 percent); net after refunds Rs 1.78 lakh crore (Rs 1,77,990 crore), up 8.2 percent
    • FY26 net GST Rs 19.34 lakh crore, up 7.1 percent from Rs 18.07 lakh crore
    • FY26 gross GST Rs 22.27 lakh crore, up 8.3 percent
    • Data released on 1 April 2026
  3. Economy

    Gross GST collection for December 2025 at Rs 1.75 lakh crore8910

    Gross GST collections for December 2025 were Rs 1.75 lakh crore, up 6.1 percent year on year, after the two-slab GST 2.0 rate changes took effect in September.

    • Gross GST collections for December 2025: about Rs 1.74 lakh crore (Rs 1,74,550 crore), up 6.1 percent year on year
    • Domestic revenue up 1.2 percent; import GST up 19.7 percent
    • Net GST about Rs 1.45 lakh crore, up 2.2 percent
    • Slowdown followed GST 2.0 rate cuts effective 22 September 2025

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