New Delhi: Despite rate rationalisation, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 4.6 per cent (year-on-year) in the festive month of October at about Rs 1.96 lakh crore, the official data showed on Saturday.

October also made it the 10th consecutive month that revenues remained above the Rs 1.8 lakh crore mark.

According to the government data, the GST collections went up 9 per cent to about Rs 13.89 lakh crore in the April-October period of FY26 -- against Rs 12.74 lakh crore in the same period last fiscal (FY25).

The data further showed that after deducting refunds, the government's net tax collections stood at Rs 1.69 lakh crore, 0.6 per cent more last month than in October 2024.

The month of October saw robust consumer demand after the September 22 rate cuts towards broa

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