Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said the revenue collection in the first month of the current fiscal 2022-23 had registered an increase of Rs 1,657.61 crore as compared to the last fiscal.
He said here on Saturday that in 2021-22, the total collection in April was Rs 11,196.49 crore which had increased to Rs 12,854.10 crore in April this year.
The minister said collection from goods and services tax (GST) in April 2022 was Rs 5,894.56 crore against Rs 5,157.11 crore in April 2021.
He said the collection from value-added tax (VAT) was Rs 956.63 crore in 2022 against Rs 826.53 crore in April 2021. Besides, he said, the collection from excise duty on alcohol in April 2022 was Rs 3,153.32 crore against Rs 3,240.77 crore in the previous year.
Khanna said collection from stamps and registration in April 2022 was Rs 1,911.23 crore against Rs 1,218.39 crore in April 2021 while the revenue from motor vehicle tax was Rs 734.89 crore against Rs 553.95 crore in April 2021. He said the revenue from geology and mining in April 2022 was Rs 203.47 crore against Rs 199.74 crore in April 2021.
The finance minister claimed that the VAT on diesel and petrol in Uttar Pradesh was lowest in the country. He said on May 6, the VAT on diesel in UP was Rs 13.79 per litre and its retail price was Rs 96.81 per litter. He said the VAT and retail price of diesel in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana was far higher than Uttar Pradesh.
Khanna said same was the case with petrol and its price was the lowest in Uttar Pradesh. He said VAT on petrol in UP was Rs 16.49 per litre and its retail price was Rs 105.23 per litre. He said VAT on petrol in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana were far higher than Uttar Pradesh.