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New Delhi : The gross GST revenue collected in December, 2019, was Rs 1,03,184 crore of which CGST was Rs 19,962 crore, SGST Rs 26,792 crore, IGST Rs 48,099 crore (including Rs 21,295 crore collected on imports) and Cess was Rs 8,331 crore (including Rs 847 crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of November up to December 31, 2019, is 81.21lakh.
The GST revenues during December, 2019, from domestic transactions has shown an impressive growth of 16% over the revenue during the month of December, 2018. If we consider IGST collected from imports, the total revenue during December, 2019, has increased by 9% in comparison to the revenue during December, 2018. During this month, the IGST on import of goods has seen a negative growth of (-) 10%, but is an improvement over (-) 13% last month and (-) 20% in the month of October, according to a PIB release.
The government has settled Rs 21,814 crore to CGST and Rs 15,366 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular settlement in the month of December, 2019, is Rs 41,776 crore for CGST and Rs 42,158 crore for the SGST.