LUCKNOW, Jan. 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday claimed an increase in its tax revenue, including the GST earnings, in December 2025 though its collections from the value-added tax (VAT) fell short marginally against the earnings under the same head in the same month in 2024.

Minister for finance Suresh Khanna, who released the details of the state government's tax and non-tax earnings in December 2025 and first nine months of 2025-2026, said the state earned a tax and non-tax revenue of Rs.18,679.38 crore in December 2025 which was up by Rs.1,074.06 crore from Rs.17,605.32 crore earned in the same month in 2024.

He said there were apprehensions about the decline in the GST earnings following the Next Gen Tax reforms. He said ...