GST council to take final call on 28% levy on online gaming, casinos & horse racing
The gaming industry has requested the government to make a distinction between games of chance like gambling and games of skill.
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The gaming industry has requested the government to make a distinction between games of chance like gambling and games of skill.
Today, leading tax tech startup EZTax released its pre-budget 2023 expectations and how such a budget could be funded as part of its yearly straight talk sessions on pre- and post-budget analysis.
From 1 per cent, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate has been increased to 6 per cent effective April 1, 2022.
According to ICRA, the market contracted by almost 50 per cent over CY2019-CY2020 -- from annual volumes of about 39,640 in CY2018 to about 19,439 in CY2020. Last year, the industry crossed around 30,000 units.
With the advent of technology and the use of handheld devices, the online gaming market is fast growing at US$ 3 billion with more than 400 million users and is expected to grow rapidly in the next half a decade.