Chandigarh, Aug. 3 -- Having recorded the highest growth in State Goods and Service Tax (SGST) collections among all states in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the Haryana government has retained its leading position in the growth of post-settlement SGST collections during the first four months of 2026-27. Citing the latest report released by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), state taxation officials said that Haryana's post-settlement SGST collection for July 2026 stood at Rs.5,135 crore compared to Rs.4,027 crore in July 2025, registering 28% year-on-year growth. This is more than double the national average growth of 13% during the month. Further, in the first four months of 2026-27 (April-July), Haryana recorded post-settlement SGST collections of Rs.19,680 crore as against Rs.15,055 crore during the corresponding period of the previous financial year, registering a growth of 31%. This was the highest growth among all states and substantially exceeded the national average growth of 17%, the spokesperson. Officials said that Haryana also recorded the highest growth in overall GST revenues among all states at 25% during July 2026, compared to the national average growth of 10%. The state government in April also recorded the highest growth in state goods and service tax collections among all states in 2025-26 fiscal. According to the CBIC report, Haryana had recorded a post-settlement SGST collection of Rs.48,289 crore in 2025-26 fiscal, reflecting a growth of 21.5 % compared to Rs.39,743 crore in 2024-25 financial year. This was significantly higher than the national average of 5.7%....