GST collections see 8.9 pc YoY growth at Rs 1.87 lakh crore in October
It is the eighth consecutive month when GST collections stayed above the Rs 1.7 lakh crore mark.
In his Union Budget 2018 speech in Parliament on Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said India was on the path to become a $5-trillion economy soon.
The Indian economy stands at $2.5 trillion now.
Jaitley also said the economy was on course to achieve 8 per cent growth, which will be at 7.2 to 7.5 per cent in the second half of the fiscal.
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“Indian economy has performed very well since our government came to power,” the Finance Minister said.
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