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India's gross goods and services tax (GST) collections surged 6.1% to hit ₹1.74 trillion in December 2025, compared on a year-on-year (YoY) basis amid the tax cuts implemented by the central government, according to the official data released on Thursday, 1 Janaury 2026.

India's gross goods and services tax (GST) collections surged 6.1% to hit ₹1.74 trillion in December 2025, compared on a year-on-year (YoY) basis amid the tax cuts implemented by the central government, according to the official data released on Thursday, 1 Janaury 2026.

The gross GST collections stood at ₹1.64 trillion in December 2024, the data showed. On a yearly basis, the gross GST collections jumped 8.6% to ₹16.50 trillion in December 2025, compared to ₹15.19 crore in the same month the previous year.

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India's domestic revenues

The data also showed that the gross domestic revenues for the period witnessed a 1.2% rise to ₹1.22 trillion in December 2025, compared year-on-year (YoY) with ₹1.21 trillion in December 2024.

India's gross revenues from imports stood at ₹51,977 crore as of December 2025, compared to ₹43,438 crore in the same period a year ago, marking a 19.7% rise on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.

GST Refunds

The total goods and services tax (GST) refunds stood at ₹28,980 crore for the month of December 2025, compared year-on-year (YoY) with ₹22,138 crore for the month of December 2024, marking a 30.9% increase, according to the official data.

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Out of the total GST refunds, the domestic refunds rose 62% YoY to ₹18,422 crore in December 2025, compared to ₹11,372 crore in the same period the previous year.

Apart from the GST refunds, the total net GST revenues for December 2025 stood at ₹1.45 trillion, compared to ₹1.42 trillion in the same month the previous year, marking a 2.2% rise on a year-on-year basis.

The Net Cess Revenue stood at ₹4,238 crore in December, compared year-on-year with ₹12,003 crore in December 2024, according to the official data.

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GST cuts

The Central government's GST Council, on 22 September 2025, decided to cut the goods and services tax on nearly 375 items sold in the country, in an effort to make goods cheaper for the people of the country.

However, sin goods like tobacco and related products and luxury products will attract an additional compensation cess. But the overall tax cuts in the economy have reduced the GST collections compared to their prior tax cut levels.

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