India’s June GST Collections Rise 13.9% to ₹1.94 Lakh Crore; UPI, Auto Sales Maintain Growth

India’s Goods and Services Tax collections hit ₹1,94,812 crore in June 2026, up almost 14% from ₹1,71,105 crore in June 2025. The Finance Ministry shared this provisional data and pointed out that most of the boost came from GST revenues on imports, while growth from domestic GST remained steady but less dramatic.

After refunds, net GST collection stood at ₹1,62,377 crore—up 11.2% from last year’s ₹1,45,984 crore. Refund payouts themselves jumped 29.1%, reaching ₹32,436 crore in June.

Import-related GST revenue shot up by nearly 35% year-on-year, hitting ₹60,038 crore. In comparison, GST collected within India went up by 6.5%, climbing to ₹1,34,774 crore from last June’s ₹1,26,506 crore.

Looking at the April-June quarter (FY27), the total GST collected so far touched ₹6,31,699 crore, an 8.4% increase over the same time last year.

It wasn’t just the government boosting numbers. Passenger vehicle sales also picked up, according to Moneycontrol: Indian carmakers sold over 4,00,000 vehicles in June 2026, more than 24% higher than the 3,21,500 sold in June 2025.

Maruti Suzuki led the pack, moving 2,00,390 vehicles overall, with 1,50,150 sold in India, 7,472 going to other manufacturers, and 42,768 exported. Domestic passenger car sales for Maruti Suzuki rose nearly 24%, totaling 1,47,187 in June. Tata Motors moved 62,076 passenger vehicles domestically—a huge jump of 67.4%. Mahindra & Mahindra sold 60,393 SUVs, up 27.7%. Hyundai slipped a bit, selling 39,635 units—down almost 10%. Toyota and Kia turned in June sales of 28,441 and 24,552 units, respectively.

Meanwhile, digital payments kept climbing. UPI handled 22.72 billion transactions in June, worth ₹28.92 lakh crore, according to the National Payments Corporation of India. That breaks down to about 757 million transactions each day, averaging around ₹96,405 crore daily. Compared to last year, the number of transactions rose 23%, and total transaction value was up 20%.

So, tax collections, car sales, and digital payments all showed solid growth in June. Still, the numbers don’t point to a single clear reason behind this uptick—they just show these sectors are on the rise.