GST collections jump to ₹1.44 lakh crore in June

GST collections were up 56% to over  ₹1.44 lakh crore in June, news agency Press Trust of India reported, citing finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In May, the GST collection number was at  ₹1,40,885 crore, an increase of 44% year-on-year. This is only the fifth time the monthly GST collection crossed  ₹1.40 lakh crore mark since inception of GST and fourth month at…