Experts wary about sustainability of Rs one trillion GST collections

The Goods and services tax (GST) collection crossed Rs 1 trillion for the first time in eight months this October. The crucial issue now is whether this will sustain, as the October collections were largely due to unlocking from September onwards. Collection in any month is for the business done the previous month. At Rs 1.05 trillion, the mop up was not only 10 per cent higher than Rs 95,379 cror…