Bhubaneswar, July 7 (KNN) Odisha's collection of state goods and services tax (SGST) is up by 45 per cent in June as the total collection during the month stands at Rs 1,247 crore against Rs 858 crore collected in June last year.

The gross GST collection also showed positive signs as it increased to Rs 3,965.28 crore last month from Rs 2,999.91 crore collected during June 2021, marking a growth of 32.18 per cent.

The state has collected Rs 1,063.33 crore in CGST with growth of 43.08 per cent, Rs 847.93 crore in IGST with growth of 0.63 per cent and Rs 806.39 crore in cess with growth of 45.22 per cent during June this year.

There has also been a growth in the VAT collected from petrol, diesel and liquor during june with a total collection of Rs 1,094.33 crore as against Rs 711.15 crore in june 2021, registering a growth rate of 53.88 per cent.

Out of the total VAT collection, the state got Rs 860.57 crore from petroleum products and Rs 233.76 crore from liquor in June this year.

There is a growth of 26.14 per cent in professional tax with a collection of Rs 23.66 crore during June 2022 as opposed to Rs 18.76 crore during June 2021.  (KNN Bureau)