Andhra records 21 per cent growth in net GST collections till July
GST
Dated:- 1-8-2026
PTI
Amaravati, August 1 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh recorded Rs 13,283 crore net GST collections till July 2026, registering a 21 per cent year-on-year growth against the national average of 17 per cent, while total commercial tax collections rose 20 per cent to Rs 20,464.7 crore during the period, an official said.
Chief Commissioner of State Tax, A Babu, on Saturday said that net GST collections in July 2026 stood at Rs 3,268 crore, up by 12 per cent from Rs 2,930 crore in July 2025, marking the fourth successive month of year-on-year growth in the current financial year.
“Net GST collections up to July 2026 reached Rs 13,283 crore from Rs 1
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third-highest monthly IGST settlement received by the state, while petroleum VAT collections rose 18 per cent to Rs 1,686 crore, Babu said, adding that professional tax collections increased 13 pe rcent to Rs 49.7 crore, aided by Aadhaar integration and expansion of the taxpayer base.
The department said Andhra Pradesh's 21 per cent growth in net GST collections up to July was higher than the national average of nearly 17 per cent and exceeded Telangana (19.7 per cent), Tamil Nadu (18.4 per cent) and Odisha (5.9 per cent), while Karnataka (23.5 per cent) and Kerala (22.3 per cent) recorded higher growth.
July collections have grown every year since the introduction of GST in 2017 despite policy-driven rate reductions, reflecting impr
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