Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said that despite its relatively smaller population and size, Haryana has emerged as one of the leading tax-collecting states in the country.

Speaking to journalists, Saini said that in 2024-25, Haryana secured the fifth position in terms of total gross goods and service tax (GST) collection. For the 2025-26 financial year, Haryana's net SGST collection is growing at an impressive rate of 20%, the chief minister said.

Saini said that continuous efforts have been made since 2017 to simplify and rationalise the GST framework. "This helped expand the tax base in Haryana and led to a significant rise in GST collections. Haryana's net SGST collection increased from R...