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October GST collection hits Rs 1.52 lakh crore second highest ever since GST rollout
Economy
Published on 24 April 2026
Finance ministry expected just over Rs 1.5 lakh crore
GST collection for October clocked in at about Rs 1.51 lakh crore, marking the second-highest monthly figure since the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax. The finance ministry had anticipated collections would finally surpass the Rs 1.5-lakh-crore threshold in October, and the results landed just above that mark.
- October GST collection landed near Rs 1.51 lakh crore
- It is the second-highest monthly level since GST began
- The government expected the Rs 1.5-lakh-crore mark to be crossed
- Collections narrowly beat the forecast for October
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