Department of Revenue
Passes GST compensation to states, and runs the GST network, Enforcement Directorate and narcotics control.
₹20,314 crore
in 2025–26, 0.41% of all union government spending. Revised estimate, not yet final.
Revenue ₹19,741 crore · Capital ₹573 crore
What the money actually buys
Despite the name, ₹1,44,007 crore of this — around 94% — is not tax administration at all but grants handed onward to state governments. Only what is left over runs the departments that collected the tax in the first place.
Every year on record
| Year | Amount | Revenue | Capital | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | ₹20,314 crore | ₹19,741 crore | ₹573 crore | Revised estimate |
| 2024–25 | ₹1,52,537 crore | ₹1,52,088 crore | ₹450 crore | Actuals |
| 2023–24 | ₹1,46,866 crore | ₹1,46,606 crore | ₹260 crore | Actuals |
| 2022–23 | ₹1,64,577 crore | ₹1,64,548 crore | ₹28.99 crore | Actuals |
| 2021–22 | ₹1,11,863 crore | ₹1,11,859 crore | ₹3.66 crore | Actuals |
| 2020–21 | ₹1,31,663 crore | ₹1,31,662 crore | ₹0.15 crore | Actuals |
Where this sits in the budget
- Counted under Government and public administration, what the money paid for.
- Spent by Ministry of Finance, who spent it.
Where these figures come from
- 2025–26 · Statement 3, Demand No. 35, Revised Estimates 2025-26, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2024–25 · Statement 3, Demand No. 35, Actuals 2024-25, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2023–24 · Statement 3, Demand No. 35, Actuals 2023-24, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2025-26: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 b59057f574f3d09a… - 2022–23 · Statement 3, Demand No. 35, Actuals 2022-23, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2024-25: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3d9f2fe71485a749… - 2021–22 · Statement 3, Demand No. 35, Actuals 2021-22, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2023-24: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 019cebf6e969c112… - 2020–21 · Statement 3, Demand No. 35, Actuals 2020-21, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2022-23: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
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