Overview

• CAG figures show State GST collections for April 2025 contracted by 24.20% compared with April 2024.
• The Andhra Pradesh government had initially touted ₹3,354 crore as the highest net GST intake since GST’s inception before adjusting for ₹796 crore advance IGST apportionment.
• Jagan Mohan Reddy claimed the TDP-led administration issued misleading press releases to conceal the true fiscal downturn.
• April’s CAG data also revealed tax revenues fell by 12.21% and non-tax revenues declined by 22.01% year-on-year.
• The state’s own revenues dropped by 12.76%, a decline the opposition leader said underscores broader economic sluggishness.