According to data published by the ministry of finance, the government of India, the GST collection in March 2020 was approximately Rs 98,000 crores. The collection of March 2021 as stated in the data published by the same ministry, showed a substantial hike, which stated the collections to be an all-time record high of approximately Rs 124,000 crore. The tax revenue further witnessed a surge in April 2021 when the tax collection amounted to a whopping Rs 141,000 crores (approximately) and beat the record set in March to become the new all-time high. The April collections were a significant 14 per cent higher as compared to the March collections as stated by the records of the finance ministry.