Vijayawada: The special drive for revenue mobilisation by the taxmen in Andhra Pradesh paid rich dividends what with the state registering 18.62 per cent cumulative growth in the third quarter of 2020-2021 fiscal.
The special drive included collection of arrears of Goods and Services Tax and Professional Tax. “Besides revival of demand, the most essential factor of economic activity, due to welfare initiatives, the special drive that fetched us Rs 1,073 crore helped us improve the overall revenues,” chief commissioner Piyush Kumar told Deccan Chronicle.
The department took up special drive between October and December last year during which period the tax collection was Rs 1,3692 crore against the target of Rs 12,308 crore. The state GST stood at Rs 8,164 crore, tax on petroleum products Rs 3,003 cr, liquor Rs 2,449 crore and professional tax Rs 74.62 crore.
Significantly, Andhra Pradesh is the only state to achieve a positive growth rate between June and December…