U.P govt’s revenue earnings up by ₹1725.83 crore in August
Hindustan TimesThe Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday claimed an increase of ₹1725.83 crore in tax and non-tax revenue earnings in August 2024 with the total collections going up to ₹15,969.65 crore vis-a-vis ₹14,243,82 crore earned in the same month in 2023. The state government’s tax collections in the first five months of 2024-2025 are 76 per cent of the target going up to ₹84,266.15 crore from ₹75,356.85 crore earned in the same period in 2023-24. The GST/VAT remains the main source of revenue earnings for the state government which got ₹46,668.34 crore under these heads in the first five months. Its collections from stamp and registration in the first five months of 2024-2025 are ₹12,655.11 crore followed by earnings of ₹46,45.90 crore from transport, ₹812.14 crore from energy and ₹167.04 crore from land revenue.