The GST puzzle

The amount of  goods and services tax  (GST) collected in March 2021 has triggered a wave of celebrations within the government and even among the analyst community. This is not entirely unexpected. At Rs 1.24 trillion in the last month of 2020-21, it is the highest monthly collection since the launch of  GST  in July 2017. What’s more, the collection in March meant that for th…