06.02.2024: GST Council to review online gaming after March 31: Revenue Secretary

The GST Council will be reviewing the decision to levy 28 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on full face value on online gaming only after March 31, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said.

“The review of the GST on online gaming will not take place in the next meeting because the six-month period gets over on March 31. So, perhaps the GST Council meeting after that can take it up,” Malhotra told Moneycontrol in an interview.

The next GST Council meeting will be held in this quarter, likely later in February, sources have said.

“A review does not necessarily mean that we change the rates. A review is only to take stock and see if anything needs to be done,” he added.

The GST Council has revised the rate on online gaming from 18 percent to 28 percent on full face value effective October 1, 2023. The revenue from the sector has seen almost six-fold increase since then, the Revenue Secretary said.

The GST Council has revised the rate on online gaming from 18 percent to 28 percent on full face value effective October 1, 2023. The revenue from the sector has seen almost six-fold increase since then, the Revenue Secretary said.

Source: Money Control

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