CBIC chairman says he has a new strategy to raise GST collections

April goods and services tax (GST) collection crossed the Rs 1.5 lakh crore mark for the first time and the Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the tenth month in a row. And, if things go to plan, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) chairman Vivek Johri is hopeful of continued buoyancy this fiscal in the range of Rs 1.35 lakh crore per month. “GST collections have been consistently higher than…