7 Stocks To Buy From Broking Firm Motilal Oswal For Long Term Investors

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Buy State Bank of India stock

According to Motilal Oswal among PSU Banks, State Bank of India remains the best play on a gradual recovery in the Indian economy, with a healthy PCR, Tier I of 11.3%, strong liability franchise and improved core operating profit. It appears well positioned to report strong uptick in earnings, led by normalization in credit cost.

“We estimate PPOP at 14% CAGR over FY21-23E v/s 6% CAGR (FY18-21), enabling State Bank of India to achieve 15% RoE (decadal high) by FY23E,” the brokerage has said.

VIP Industries

According to Motilal Oswal VIP industries is the largest luggage manufacturing company and would immensely benefit from opening up of the economy and pick up in domestic leisure travel.

Buy Tata Motors stock

Buy Tata Motors stock

The brokerage also has a buy call on the stock of Tata Motors. “Recovery is underway in all of the three businesses of Tata Motors.

While India CV business would see cyclical recovery, JLR is witnessing both cyclical and structural, supported by a favorable product mix. This could drive recovery in JLR’s EBIT margins and leave scope for a surprise on profitability.

The India PV business (34% CAGR) would witness structural recovery aided by refreshed product portfolio and market share gains which will bring it on track to achieve FCF breakeven by FY23,” the brokerage has said.

United Spirits

United Spirits

According to Motilal Oswal Financial services, recovery post the second COVID wave has been faster than that in FY21 and continues to improve.

“The outlook appears promising with: a) on-trade channel returning to normalcy; b) increased occasions for home indulgence; c) the ongoing strategic review of half of the Popular portfolio to be concluded by Dec’21, which would offer further primacy to the Prestige & Above (P&A) segment; d) potential success in the P&A segment in terms of both growth and ; e) the new CEO taking over recently; and e) faster-than-expected deleveraging,” the brokerage has said.

Indian Hotels

Indian Hotels

Motilal Oswal Financial Services expects gradual recovery in FY22E and sharp recovery in FY23E on (a) a low base, (b) improvement in ARR once normalization is achieved, (c) improved occupancies, (d) positivity in cost rationalization efforts in FY21, (e) an increase in F&B income as banqueting and conferences resume, and (f) higher income from management contracts.

“The company is on the right track to grow its EBITDA as new revenue-generating avenues are seeing higher EBITDA margins,” it has stated.

Buy Ultratech Cement stock

Buy Ultratech Cement stock

Ultratech Cement enjoys leadership position across regions, which helps it maintain its premium pricing in most markets. Ultratech Cement is setting up Cement capacities of 19.5mtpa, which would drive sales volume CAGR of 10% over FY21-24E.

“We expect Ultatech Cement to turn cash positive in FY24E and expect RoE to improve further to 15% by FY24E on higher asset turnover, led by an enhancement in capacity utilization, continued debt reduction, and improvement in EBIT margin,” Motilal Oswal Financial Services has said.

Macrotech Developers

Lodha is one of the largest real estate developers in India, benefitting from the recent demand pick-up and the optimism behind the expected upcycle. Prices have hit rock bottomed and are expected to pick-up gradually in the near term as the supply crunch is likely to see demand exceeding launches.



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Fino Payments Bank IPO subscribed 87% on Day 2 of offer, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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The initial public offer of Fino Payments Bank Limited was subscribed 87 per cent on the second day of subscription on Monday. The IPO received bids for 99,90,600 shares against 1,14,64,664 shares on offer, according to exchanges data.

The retail individual investors (RIIs) category was subscribed 4.65 times and that of non-institutional investors 10 per cent.

The initial public offer (IPO) comprises a fresh issue of up to Rs 300 crore and an offer for sale of up to 1,56,02,999 equity shares.

The price range for the offer is Rs 560-577 per share.

Fino Payments Bank had on Thursday said it has garnered Rs 539 crore from anchor investors.

At the upper end of the price band, the initial share sale is expected to fetch Rs 1,200.3 crore.

Proceeds from the fresh issue would be used towards augmenting the bank’s Tier-1 capital base to meet its future capital requirements.

Fino Payments Bank or FPBL is a scheduled commercial bank serving the emerging Indian market with its digital-based financial services.

The company is a fully-owned subsidiary of Fino Paytech, a pioneer in technology-enabled financial inclusion solutions.

Fino Paytech is backed by investors like Blackstone, ICICI Group, Bharat Petroleum and International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Axis Capital, CLSA India, ICICI Securities and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities are the managers of the offer. PTI SUM BAL BAL



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Shiba Inu passes Dogecoin as top “dog” in cryptocurrency, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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SILVER SPRING, Md. – Cryptocurrency has officially gone to the dogs.

The recent trading frenzy over a digital token called Shiba Inu – commonly billed as a “meme” or joke coin – has vaulted the canine-themed cryptocurrency into the top ten most valuable digital assets by market value, hitting $40 billion and surpassing its cousin and apparent inspiration, Dogecoin.

Shiba was up another 10% at midday on Monday and has doubled in value in the past week. Most of that gain came in a flurry of trading last Wednesday, when it gained a whopping 66%.

Even with its recent meteoric rise – it’s up about 900% in the past month – each Shiba coin costs just a tiny fraction of one cent. If you bought $1,000 worth of Shiba in late September, your 20 million coins would now be worth around $9,000.

Like most cryptocurrencies, Shiba is not commonly used for commercial transactions and is considered by most experts and investors to be a high-risk, speculative bet due to the broader volatility of the crypto market. Experts warn that investors need to be cautious about putting money into something with anonymous leadership that appears to have little functional use.

Lee Reiners, an outspoken crypto skeptic, teaches fintech and cryptocurrency courses at Duke University School of Law. Reiners said he’s not surprised by Shiba’s recent spike.

“This is what happens when you have massive speculation in assets with no intrinsic value,” Reiners said.

Investors might be thinking this story sounds familiar. Bitcoin has doubled in value twice this year – with a rapid plunge in between – and now sells for more than $60,000 per coin. Among stocks, GameStop had a surge that rivals Shiba’s, rocketing from about $17 per share in early January to $483 later that month. Lately, it’s consistently traded around $180.

While Shiba is the current white-hot cryptocurrency, you can’t trade it through more traditional brokers – yet. A petition with more than 450,000 signatures on Change.org is pushing for the mobile trading app Robinhood to start allowing Shiba trades. Robinhood currently allows trading of Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies. Its CEO Vladimir Tenev told investors last week that the company would “carefully evaluate whether we can add new coins in a way that’s safe for customers and in line with regulatory requirements.”

Stronger regulation of the crypto markets seems inevitable, but it’s unclear when it might happen. The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, said in August that the world of crypto doesn’t have enough investor protection and compared it to “the Wild West.”

Whether that lack of regulation is driving the recent spikes in Shiba and other digital assets is not clear. What seems apparent though, is that retail investors – the little guys – are leading the way.

Kyle Waters, a research analyst at the blockchain data and analytics firm Coin Metrics, said the median trade size of Shiba on that busy Wednesday was $115. That’s “highly suggestive” that the typical Shiba trader on Coinbase is a small retail trader, Water said.

Shiba’s rise is similar to Dogecoin’s ascent in the spring, when it caught fire and rose jumped from around 5 cents to 57 cents between April 7 and May 7.

Like many other crypto currencies, Shiba is shrouded in mystery. According to its white paper – or “Woof Paper,” in this case – the token was started in 2020 by an anonymous person or group named “Ryoshi.” The paper, which describes how Shiba and its progeny works, is also peppered with soaring-but-vague platitudes about community, freedom, revolution and destroying traditional paradigms.

A person with limited background knowledge of technology and blockchain vernacular would be hard pressed to decipher much of the technical wording in the white paper.



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Income Tax Department Unveils New Annual Information Statement: Details Inside

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The Income Tax Department yesterday on 1st November 2021 has rolled out the new Annual Information Statement (AIS) on the Compliance Portal which provides a comprehensive view of information to a taxpayer with a facility to capture online feedback. The new AIS can be accessed by clicking on the link “Annual Information Statement (AIS)” under the “Services” tab on the new Income tax e-filing portal (https://www.incometax.gov.in) The display of Form 26AS on the TRACES portal will also continue in parallel till the new AIS is validated and completely operational, claimed Central Board of Direct Taxes in a statement yesterday under the Ministry of Finance and Department of Revenue.

Income Tax Department Unveils New Annual Information Statement: Details Inside

The new AIS includes additional information relating to interest, dividend, securities transactions, mutual fund transactions, foreign remittance information, etc. The reported information has been processed to remove duplicate information. A taxpayer will be able to download AIS information in PDF, JSON, CSV formats, according to the department.

A facility has been established for the taxpayer to submit online feedback if they consider the information is erroneous, refers to another person/year, or is duplicate. Feedback can also be provided in bulk by submitting multiple pieces of information. Taxpayers can also use an AIS Utility to monitor AIS and input feedback in an offline mode. In the AIS, the reported value and the value following feedback will be displayed individually. If the information is changed or rejected, the source of the information may be addressed for clarification and confirmation.

A simplified Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS) has also been generated for each taxpayer which shows the aggregated value for the taxpayer for ease of filing return. TIS shows the processed value (i.e. the value generated after deduplication of information based on pre-defined rules) and derived value (i.e. the value derived after considering the taxpayer feedback and processed value). If the taxpayer submits feedback on AIS, the derived information in TIS will be automatically updated in real-time. The derived information in TIS will be used for pre-filing of Returns (pre-filling will be enabled in a phased manner).

Taxpayers should remember that the Annual Information Statement (AIS) includes information presently available with the Income Tax Department. There may be other transactions relating to the taxpayer which are not presently displayed in the Annual Information Statement (AIS). Taxpayers should check all related information and report complete and accurate information in the Income Tax Return, said Income Tax Department.

Taxpayers are asked to review the information in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) and provide feedback if any of it needs to be changed. When submitting the ITR, the value stated in the Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS) may be taken into account. If the ITR has already been submitted and some information has been left out, the return may be updated to add the missing information.

In case there is a variation between the TDS/TCS information or the details of tax paid as displayed in Form 26AS on the TRACES portal and the TDS/TCS information or the information relating to tax payment as displayed in AIS on Compliance Portal, the taxpayer may rely on the information displayed on TRACES portal for the purpose of filing of ITR and for other tax compliance purposes. Taxpayers may refer to the AIS documents (AIS Handbook, Presentation, User Guide, and FAQs) provided in the “Resources” section or connect with the helpdesk for any queries through the “Help” section on the AIS Homepage. the department further clarified.

Story first published: Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 8:26 [IST]



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Rs 45,000 crore IPOs set to fuel India Inc’s capex plans, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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The huge fundraise by companies and start-ups through initial public offerings is set to drive the capex engine of India Inc. With abundant liquidity and a rise in stock market fortunes, companies are rushing to raise money via the primary route.

At the forefront of the fundraising are start-ups, which are flocking the stock markets with astronomical valuations, though many such as Zomato are yet to turn a profit. Investors are eager to buy into these IPOs, banking on growth opportunities that digital reach has afforded to these nascent companies.

The startups being listed are joining the broader India Inc, which is on cusp of a burgeoning investment capex cycle as several indicators show.

While a chunk of the IPO money is going as returns to early investors who had bet on the potential of these companies, such as Ant Financial and Softbank offloading stakes through offer for sale in the Paytm IPO, huge capital is being available for further growth initiatives.

IPO rush

At least 30 companies are looking to collectively raise over Rs 45,000 crore through IPOs during October-November. Of the total fundraising, a large chunk would be garnered by technology-driven companies, including FinTechs.

The firms that are expected to raise funds through their IPOs during October-November include Policybazaar (Rs 5,710 crore), Emcure Pharmaceuticals (Rs 4,500 crore) Nykaa (Rs 4,000 crore), CMS Info Systems (Rs 2,000 crore), MobiKwik Systems (Rs 1,900 crore). In addition, Northern Arc Capital (Rs 1,800 crore), Ixigo (Rs 1,600 crore), Sapphire Foods (Rs 1,500 crore), Fincare Small Finance Bank (Rs 1,330 crore), Sterlite Power (Rs 1,250 crore) RateGain Travel Technologies (Rs 1,200 crore) and Supriya Lifescience (Rs 1,200 crore) may float their IPOs during the period under review.~

Fund deployment

While Nykaa has said that it will use the IPO proceeds to set up new retail stores, fund capital spending and repay debts, PolicyBazaar plans to use Rs 1,600 crore of the proceeds to enhance visibility and awareness of its brands including Policybazaar and Paisabazaar, Rs 375 crore will be used for new opportunities to expand growth initiatives to increase its consumer base including offline presence, Rs 600 crore for funding strategic investments and acquisitions and Rs 375 crore for expanding its presence outside India. Keventer Agro will use the proceeds of Rs 155 crore will be used to repay debt and Rs 110.76 crore will be used for funding capital expenditure requirements. Start-up fundraising

The funds raised by Indian unlisted startups have crossed the $10 billion mark spread across 347 deals, according to PwC India. This was twice the amount of funding received in Q3CY20 and was up about 41% over the second-quarter figure.

The increase in funding activity was noted across all sectors, both by value and volume.

Fintech, Edtech and SaaS were the top three hot investment sectors in CY21, together accounting for about 47 per cent of the total funding activity. The fintech sector saw a four-fold increase in funds raised in the first three-quarters of CY21, over the first three-quarters of CY20. Six fintech companies reached unicorn status.

Editors View is a weekly column written by Amol Dethe, Editor, ETCFO. Click here to read his previous columns.



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Bandhan Bank gets empanelled as agency bank of RBI

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We are indeed grateful for this opportunity,” said Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, managing director and chief executive officer.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has authorised private sector lender Bandhan Bank as its agency bank for undertaking government businesses. The appointment would allow the Kolkata-based lender to undertake government businesses on behalf of the RBI. With this, Bandhan Bank joins ranks with a few other scheduled private sector banks to be empanelled as agency banks of the RBI, the lender said in a release on Monday.

As an agency bank of the RBI, authorised to undertake government business, the bank will be able to handle transactions related to collection of state taxes and revenue receipts such as the GST and VAT; collection of stamp duty and pension payments on behalf of the central and state governments.

“The bank’s extensive branch network, especially in rural and semi-urban areas; state-of-the art products and services; and digital banking capabilities will help it discharge its duties effectively by bringing governments and citizens closer to each other,” the release said.

“Since its launch six years ago, Bandhan Bank has been dedicated towards bringing millions of Indians into the fold of formal financial services and catalysing the creation of sustainable livelihoods. The RBI’s decision to authorise Bandhan Bank to undertake government business as an agency bank will further help us contribute to nation building; and we thank the RBI for this approval. Bandhan Bank enjoys the trust of over 2.4 crore customers, and now, we have the opportunity to serve the government with our banking services. We are indeed grateful for this opportunity,” said Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, managing director and chief executive officer.

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Buy The Stock Of This PepsiCo Franchisee For 25% Returns, Says Emkay Global

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Strong delivery enhances confidence in growth

“Varun Beverages revenues was 10-13% ahead of our/Street estimates. Adjusted for Rs 408 million one-off tax penalty in top-line, margins were in line with estimates. Op. leverage, led by 2-year volume CAGR of 11%, helped offset the 200bps gross margin decline due to PET price increase,” Emkay Global has said.

Except for the Covid-impacted May-Jun’21 period, Varun Beverages has seen strong double-digit volume CAGR in rest of YTD CY21. Category-wise, Water/Juices saw a healthy 7-9% CAGR and Carbonates saw a higher 12% CAGR on strong traction in energy drink Sting.

Expansion to help

Expansion to help

Varun Beverages indicated Rs 4.8 billion capital expenditure for a bottling plant in Begusarai (Rs2.9bn) to better service the under-penetrated Bihar market and a pre-form plant in J&K (Rs1.9bn) to build back-end efficiencies, in the next two quarters.

“Varun Beverages has reduced its debt by Rs 6 billion in CY21 to date. Potential market share gains, led by Varun Beverages operational excellence and lower per-capita spending on hydration in India, drive our long-term growth confidence in Varun Beverages.

“The focus on growth leads to an improvement in our long-term growth expectations, albeit at the cost of a slight moderation in our profitability estimates. We maintain Buy with a target price of Rs 1,120 (35x Dec’23E EPS vs. Sep’23E earlier). Our multiple is backed by a 2-stage growth model,” the brokerage has said.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Investing in equities poses a risk of financial losses. Investors must therefore exercise due caution. Greynium Information Technologies, the author, and the brokerage house are not liable for any losses caused as a result of decisions based on the article.



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SBI Report, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Mumbai, The digitisation drive and pandemic-induced emergence of the gig economy have led to a faster formalisation of the economy, with the share of the informal sector shrinking to just 15-20 per cent in 2021 from 52.4 per cent in 2018, according to an SBI Research report. Share of the informal economy has fallen drastically to 15-20 per cent of the gross value added (GVA) or the formal GDP in 2020-21 from 52.4 per cent in 2017-18 due to digitisation and the rapidly expanding gig economy, said Soumya Kanti Ghosh, the group chief economic advisor at SBI.

The share of the same had stood at 53.9 per cent in 2011-12.

According to Ghosh, many measures since the note-ban in November 2016 have accelerated digitisation of the economy, and the pandemic-induced emergence of the gig economy has facilitated higher formalisation of the economy, at rates possibly much faster than most other nations.

The note ban hit hardest the informal sector which then constituted 93 per cent of the workforce. The second blow to the informal economy was the GST and the final and the hardest hit came from the pandemic.

At least Rs 13 lakh crore has come under the formal economy through various channels over the past few years, including the recent scheme on the E-Shram portal, the report said.

Real GDP was estimated at Rs 135.13 lakh crore in FY21 but lost 7.3 per cent of that in FY22 after the worst economic contraction on record due to the pandemic.

The 2011 Census pegged the size of the informal sector in trade, hotels, transport, communication and broadcasting at 40 per cent; in construction at around 34 per cent; 16 per cent of public administration; and 20 per cent of manufacturing and almost 100 per cent formalisation in finance, insurance and utilities, and to a large extent in real estate and agriculture.

The formal financial sector has even expanded by 10 per cent post-the pandemic, with the DBT transfers gaining traction and that of formalised utility services size expanded by 1 per cent during the pandemic, according to the report.

The report, quoting the monthly EPFO payroll data, said that since FY18, almost 36.6 lakh jobs have been formalised till July 2021 and the report expects that this fiscal formalisation rate will be higher than FY20 but lower than the FY19 level.

Since FY18, the agriculture sector has been formalised by 20-25 per cent due to the increasing penetration of KCC credit and now the informal agriculture sector is 70-75 per cent.

Over the years, usage of Kisan credit cards has also increased significantly as the per card outstanding has gone up from Rs 96,578 in FY18 to Rs 1,67,416 in FY22, an increase of Rs 70,838. And there are 6.5 crore such cards, the amount formalised is Rs 4.6 lakh crore, the report noted.

It also said payments worth Rs 1 lakh crore have been made at petrol pumps alone in the past five years.

A sizeable informal economy is not just an emerging and developing economy feature, and according to the IMF, 20 per cent of the European GDP is an informal economy.

On the impact of the just-launched E-Shram portal, a first-ever national database of unorganised workers, on the formalisation of the economy, the report said as much as 5.7 crore unorganised workers have registered in the first two months after its launch in August, with 62 per cent of workers belonging to the 18-40 age-group and 92 per cent of the registered workers having monthly income of under Rs 10,000.

Ghosh considers the E-Shram portal to be a big step towards employment formalisation as to date the rate of formalisation of unorganised labour due to E-Shram is around 17 per cent or Rs 6.8 lakh crore, which is 3 per cent of GDP in just two months.

He also called for more rationalisation of indirect taxes like GST and excise, saying just 11.4 crore tax-paying households or 8.5 per cent of the total population contribute Rs 75 lakh crore or 65 per cent of the private final consumption expenditure and cross-subsidies to 91.5 per cent of the population.

As of the 2014 NSSO survey, as much as 93 per cent of the workforce earned their livelihoods as informal workers, who were hit the hardest by the pandemic too.



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Aditya Birla Capital posts its highest quarterly profit of Rs 377cr in Jul-Sep, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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New Delhi, Aditya Birla Capital on Monday reported its highest ever quarterly profit of Rs 377 crore on a consolidated basis in July-September 2021 on the back of strong growth across its business verticals. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 264 crore in the same period a year ago.

The consolidated profit after tax (after minority interest) grew 43 per cent year-on-year, to Rs 377 crore, the highest level ever recorded by the company, Aditya Birla Capital Ltd (ABCL) said in a release.

The consolidated revenue of the company grew by 22 per cent to Rs 5,961 crore during the July-September period of 2021-22, as against Rs 4,885 crore in the same period of 2020-21.

The active customer base grew to about 28 million (2.8 crore), a 42 per cent year on year growth. “The company’s focus on building scale, growing its retail base and delivering consistent profitability, continues to yield results,” it said.

The overall asset under management (AUM) across asset management, life insurance and health insurance businesses grew by 24 per cent from a year ago to over Rs 3,70,290 crore as of September 30, 2021.

The gross premium across life and health insurance during April-September FY22 grew by 25 per cent y-o-y to Rs 5,685 crore, reflecting the scale in insurance businesses, it added.

The overall lending book of NBFC and housing finance at Rs 59,060 crore shows the scale of the lending businesses, ABCL said.

The company said it has raised over Rs 6,000 crore of long-term funds in the lending business in the first half of FY2021-22.

ABCL shares traded at Rs 98.85 apiece on BSE, up 2.17 per cent from the previous close.



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GST surges to Rs 1.30 lakh cr in Oct; second highest collection since launch, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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New Delhi, India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection surged to Rs 1.30 lakh crore in October, the second highest since its implementation in July 2017, indicating economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and impact of festive demand, a finance ministry statement said on Monday.

The highest GST collection of Rs 1.41 lakh crore was recorded in April 2021.

This is the fourth time in a row when the GST collection was upwards of Rs 1 lakh crore. The collection from GST was Rs 1.17 lakh crore in September, 2021.

Tax collections last month on goods sold and services rendered was 24 per cent higher than in October 2020, and up 36 per cent over 2019-20.

“The gross GST revenue collected in the month of October 2021 is Rs 1,30,127 crore of which CGST is Rs 23,861 crore, SGST is Rs 30,421 crore, IGST is Rs 67,361 crore (including Rs 32,998 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 8,484 crore (including Rs 699 crore collected on import of goods),” the statement said.

CGST refers to Central Goods and Services Tax, SGST (State Goods and Service Tax) and IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax).

The increase is very much in line with the trend in economic recovery and this is also evident from the trend in the e-way bills generated every month since the second wave.

The revenues would have still been higher if the sales of cars and other products had not been affected on account of disruption in supply of semiconductors, it added.

During October, revenues from import of goods were 39 per cent higher and the revenues from domestic transactions (including import of services) were 19 per cent higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.

The statement further stated that the revenues have also been aided due to the efforts of the State and Central tax administration resulting in increased compliance over previous months.

In addition, it said, the action against individual tax evaders is a result of the multipronged approach followed by the GST Council.

On one hand, it said, various measures have been taken to ease compliance like nil filing through SMS, enabling Quarterly Return Monthly Payment (QRMP) system and auto-population of return.

On the other hand, the Council has also taken various steps to discourage non-compliant behaviour, like blocking of e-way bills for non-filing of returns, system-based suspension of registration of taxpayers who have failed to file six returns in a row and blocking of credit for return defaulters.

During the past one year, it said, GSTN has augmented the system capacity considerably to improve user experience.

With more and more taxpayers filing the returns every month, the percentage of returns of the old period filed in any month has been increasing continuously.

“With improvement of return filing, the focus of the GST Council has been on timely filing of GSTR-1, the statement containing details of invoices. This statement is critical to ensure discipline in taking input tax credit. Various steps have been taken to ensure timely filing of GSTR-1,” it said.

Overall, the impact of various efforts taken by the government has ensured increased compliance and higher revenues, the statement noted.

As a part of overall efforts to plug evasion, more steps to restrict fake ITC are under consideration of the GST Council.

The government has settled Rs 27,310 crore to CGST and Rs 22,394 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement, it said, adding, the total revenue of Centre and the States after regular settlements in the month of October 2021 is Rs 51,171 crore for CGST and Rs 52,815 crore for the SGST.



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