Tamil Nadu State Goods and Services Tax Collections (SGST) surged by 20.12%  in the first half of fiscal of year 2024-25, which is the highest growth rate among key comparable States for which data is available.

• As per the provisional figures from the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG), Tamil Nadu’s State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) collection grew 20.12% to Rs. 35,414.05 crore in the first half of the year 2024-25 from Rs. 29,481.97 crore in the comparable period last year.
• Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh followed with over 14% growth. Maharashtra’s SGST grew by 13.46%, while Karnataka’s increase was over 10%.
• Tamil Nadu’s performance outpaced states like Assam and others, which reported growth between 13.3% and 50.8%.