Dimapur: Nagaland’s taxes department on Monday said total tax collection in the state rose from Rs 1,427.03 crore in FY 2024-25 to Rs 1,597.51 crore in FY 2025-26, registering an increase of Rs 170.47 crore.At a department review meeting chaired by governor Nand Kishore Yadav at Lok Bhavan in Kohima, it was stated that the revenue increase was higher than the previous year’s growth of Rs 68.05 crore.The department presented its organisational structure, revenue performance, initiatives, achievements, challenges and roadmap.The department said it has 11,592 active registered taxpayers across its four zones — Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung and Chümoukedima. It added that the core activities include registration, ensuring timely filing and proper payment of taxes, scrutiny of returns, audit, enforcement, adjudication and recovery, appeals, refunds, and tax education and awareness.For FY 2026-27, the department reported tax collection of Rs 466.98 crore during the first quarter (April–June 2026), an increase of Rs 23.96 crore over the corresponding period of the previous year.A five-year revenue trajectory presented at the meeting showed sustained growth, with total tax revenue rising from Rs 1,122.71 crore in FY 2021-22 to Rs 1,597.51 crore in FY 2025-26, representing an 11.9% year-on-year increase in FY 2025-26.GST remained the largest contributor, accounting for Rs 1,181.88 crore, or 74%, of total tax revenue in FY 2025-26.The department said GST collection, comprising SGST and IGST, increased from Rs 187.57 crore in FY 2017-18 to Rs 1,181.88 crore in FY 2025-26, representing a growth of 530%.GST collection for the current financial year stood at Rs 450.35 crore up to July 2026.Finance commissioner Kesonyu Yhome and other department officials attended the meeting.
