India’s goods and services tax (GST) collections rose 4.6% in October 2025 to Rs 1,95,936 crore, up from Rs 1,87,346 crore in September, according to official data. Of this, domestic revenue increased 2% to Rs 1.45 lakh crore, while tax from imports surged 12.84% to Rs 50,884 crore. GST refunds also jumped 39.6% year-on-year to Rs 26,934 crore. Advertisement

Steady collections

Data from the Ministry of Finance shows that net GST revenue stood at Rs 1.69 lakh crore in October 2025, compared with Rs 1.68 lakh crore a year earlier. For the April–October 2025 period, total GST revenue reached Rs 13.89 lakh crore, marking a 9% rise from Rs 12.74 lakh crore in the same period last year.

The GST 2.0 reforms, effective from September 22, 2025, streamlined the earlier four-tier tax system (5%,

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