Speaking at the Indian Institute of Technology in Guwahati, Sitharaman said the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of GST revenue of the north-eastern states has been 27.5% since its introduction in 2017-18. This was way above the CAGR of 14.8% under the earlier indirect tax regime. Elevated tax mop up has enabled these states to spend more on development programmes, she added.
