Strong April GST figures show demand held up despite war: Chief economic advisor - Forbes India

India’s consumption has remained “very strong” through the war in West Asia, chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said, pointing to April’s record GST collections. Responding to a question from Forbes India at Ashoka University’s Annual ICPP Growth Conference on Saturday, the CEA noted that the Rs2.43 lakh crore in GST collections for April was evidence that a “demand compression” had not m…