Gandhinagar

Some interesting details on Value Added Tax(VAT) figures from some districts have come to light through replies of Finance Minister Saurabh Patel in assembly today.

-Ahmedabad is top contributor of VAT. In 2014-15 Ahmedabad contributed Rs. 8,464.74 crore to total VAT collection of Gujarat. Maximum revenue was from Automobile and Auto parts, mobile phone, tobacco products, home appliances, coal, coke, lignite.

-Surat: Rs. 3145.68 crore, maximum revenue through natural gas, yarn, iron steel, automobile and machinery.

-Jamnagar: Rs. 1429.42 crore, maximum revenue through petroleum products, brass parts, automobiles, cement, scrap.

-Kutch: Rs. 995.20 crore, maximum revenue through iron(Rs. 176 crore), cement(Rs. 100 crore), timber(Rs. 99 crore), chemicals(Rs. 93 crore), food processing(Rs. 50 crore).

-Rajkot: Rs. 732.54 crore, maximum revenue through automobiles, cotton, food products, chemicals, and cement.

-Anand: Rs. 503.73 crore.

-Kheda: Rs. 182.54 crore maximum revenue through beverages, tobacco products, auto and auto parts, cement products, petro and disel.

-Surendranagar: Rs. 97.68 crore, maximum revenue through auto, agri products, cotton, petrol, diesel, sanitary wear.

-Narmada: Rs. 8.79 crore, maximum revenue through mainly sugarcane, molasses, petrol, diesel, greet/metal, grocery, footwear

-Mahisagar: Rs. 5.64 crore, maximum revenue through petrol, diesel, mine, cement pole, medicines.

All figures upto 31-12-2014 in 2014-15 fiscal year.)

Government has set up e-payment facility covering 18 banks. Rs. 36,200 crore VAT was paid through e-payment mode.

Gujarat government’s over 36% revenue is through VAT.

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