GST mop-up rises to Rs 1.02 lakh crore in January

The  GST numbers are out. Collections in January rose to Rs 1.02 lakh crore, the second highest monthly mop-up after April. This is a significant increase from the collection of Rs 94,725 crore in December 2018, and 14 per cent higher than January 2018 collection of Rs 89,825 crore. The total number of sales return or GSTR-3B filed for the month of December up to January 31, 2019 is 73.3 lakh…