Reaffirming Punjab’s strong fiscal performance, Finance, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Monday that the state recorded a robust 14.59 per cent growth in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections during May 2026.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the retrospective levy of 28 per cent GST on online gaming bets, holding that the tax was constitutionally valid and did not violate the constitutional framework governing Goods and Services Tax.
The gross GST collection spiked by 8.7 per cent in April to a record of about Rs 2.43 trillion, government data showed.
The report also identifies key structural challenges constraining India's global competitiveness — fragmented state-led branding, limited global marketing outreach, lack of experience-led packaging, and ease-of-travel barriers including connectivity and visa processes.
The Delhi government moves to reset GST operations with large-scale transfers after inspection highlights discipline issues, long postings and complaints from taxpayers over delays and inefficiencies.
The government has settled Rs 25,091 crore to CGST and Rs 19,427 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement.
'Based on the suggestion of many states, it has now been decided that the central government will initially receive the amount and then pass it on back-to-back to the states as loan.'
Additional borrowing permission has been granted @ 0.50 % of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) to those states who have opted for Option- 1 out of the two options suggested by the Ministry of Finance to meet the shortfall arising out of GST implementation.
The last meeting of the Council a week back did not result in any consensus among the states as although around 20 states opted for the first among the two options offered by the Union Government, 10 states and Union Territories stayed put on their stand that they would not borrow in lieu of the compensation cess.
The relief, however, would be there for relatively smaller businesses.
