Guwahati: Meghalaya recorded a 35 per cent increase in Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in October, emerging as the third-highest performer among northeastern states after Assam and Manipur, officials said on Sunday.
The state’s GST collections rose to Rs 216 crore in October, compared with Rs 160 crore during the corresponding month last year.
According to official data, Assam registered the highest GST revenue growth in the region at 47 per cent, with collections increasing to Rs 1,934 crore from Rs 1,315 crore. Manipur followed with a 40 per cent rise, taking its collections to Rs 90 crore from Rs 64 crore.
Sikkim was the only northeastern state to record a decline in GST revenue during the month. Its collections fell by 28 per cent to Rs 221 crore from Rs 307 crore in October last year.
Meanwhile, Meghalaya’s pre-settlement State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) collections registered a sharper increase of 81 per cent, rising to Rs 84 crore in October from Rs 47 crore in the corresponding period last year, the data showed.