Chandigarh, Feb. 3 -- After a dip in December, Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in Chandigarh rebounded in January, showing a healthy 8% increase compared to the same period last year. The January 2025 collection reached Rs.271 crore, according to the ministry of finance, a Rs.19-crore jump from the Rs.252 crore collected in January 2024.

This positive start to the year follows a 20% decline in GST collections in December 2024, when Rs.224 crore was collected compared to Rs.281 crore in December 2023. However, this January's figures indicate a strong recovery. The city had previously seen a 20% year-on-year increase in GST revenue in November 2024.

In November 2024, the gross collection stood at Rs.253 crore, Rs.43 crore more th...