GST collections climbed to Rs 1.89 lakh crore in September, marking a 9.1 percent increase from the year-ago period, government data released on October 1 showed.

The pickup is the fastest in four months, compared with 6.5 percent growth in August. September also extended the run of high inflows, making it the ninth consecutive month that revenues remained above the Rs 1.8 lakh crore mark.

Collections in the second quarter at Rs 5.71 lakh crore were just 7.7 percent higher compared with 11.7 percent growth witnessed during the previous quarter.

The gain comes despite subdued consumer spending on non-durables, as buyers held back purchases ahead of GST rate cuts. From September 22, the new two-rate structure came into force, consolidating the 28 percent and 12 percent slabs into 18 perce

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