The Karnataka government on Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that the number of taxpayers in the State had increased by 4.2 lakh — from 5.8 lakh during the VAT regime to 10 lakh currently under the GST regime.
The tax collection too had increased from ₹44,816 crore in 2017-18 to ₹81,848 crore in 2022-23 under the GST, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil said.
Explaining the benefits under the GST and amendments required for the Karnataka Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Mr. Patil said ₹1,320 crore was collected in the form of penalty from various traders in the State during 2022-23. Close to 1,400 bogus dealers had been nabbed, he said.
