New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in December, in gross terms, rose 6.1 per cent to about 1.75 lakh crore compared to about 1.64 lakh crore in the same month last year, according to official data released Thursday.

In the month of December, collections of Central-GST and State-GST rose while Integrated-GST declined year-on-year, official data showed.

So far in 2025-26 (April-December), gross GST collections rose 8.6 per cent to about Rs 16.5 lakh crore, compared with Rs 15.2 lakh crore in the same period last fiscal.

In this case also, all components - CGST, SGST, IGST- rose.

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