Chandigarh, March 6 -- Amid the Punjab government's claims of a sharp surge in revenue receipts during its tenure, the growth in the state's tax revenues has slowed during the 2025-26 financial year.

The state recorded a single-digit year-on-year increase in its collections in the first 10 months of the year, significantly lower than the tax revenue growth in the preceding three years.

Tax collections stood at Rs.68,409 crore between April 2025 and January 2026, 7.82% higher than Rs.63,445 crore during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. This single-digit growth marks the slowest pace of increase in tax receipts during the tenure of the current government, according to an analysis of key fiscal indicators maintained by the ...