The Odisha state has collected Rs 6387.47 crore SGST against Rs 4955.9 crore collected during the corresponding period of 2018. The State recorded a growth of over 26 pc in SGST collection and over 19 pc in CGST in December last year compared to December 2018. “The overall growth rate remains low due to negative growth in IGST and cess. The cess is mainly collected on sale of coal, which has negative growth this year. The negative trend in IGST collection is witnessed due to slowdown in steel industry,” said a Finance department official. So far, 25,928 notices have been issued against the dealers not filing returns and 6,091 notices have been issued against dealers for filing wrong returns.
