Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said today the state registered gross GST collection of Rs 13,971 crore during the first half of the financial year, a substantial increase compared to Rs 11,418 crore collected in the same period last year, reflecting a significant growth rate of 22.35 per cent.
Revealing this in a statement issued here, Cheema said over the first six months of this financial year, the state has recorded a Gross GST revenue growth of Rs 2,553 crore as compared to the corresponding period last year.
He said that the state's year-on-year GST growth rate has risen dramatically from just 5 per cent in the first half of FY 2024-25 to an impressive 22.35% in FY 202...