Maharashtra`s goods and service tax (GST) collection almost doubled this February compared to the corresponding period in 2021, making the state the numero uno across the country, Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Assembly on Wednesday.

Fadnavis was responding to the Opposition’s charges during the budget debate, including the claim that the state’s GST collection was dwindling. He said the Opposition was wrong, because “in February 2021, the state’s GST share was Rs 65,038 crore. It increased to Rs 86,478 crore in February 2022 and by February 2023, it was Rs 1,18,020 crore,” he added.