The Kerala government on Wednesday decided to promulgate an ordinance amending the state Goods and Service Tax (GST) law with regard to gambling.

The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting held by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in this central Kerala district, a statement issued by his office said. The statement further read that the 50th GST Council meeting had fixed 28 per cent GST on cas…

Subsequently, the central government had notified the amendment to the GST Act and therefore, amendments are being made in the state GST law in accordance with that, per the statement, and further read that other states were also amending the law. 

The ordinance is also said to include provisions to remove some of the ambiguities in the existing GST law with regard to betting for money including online gaming, casino and horse racing.

The amendments will come into effect from October 1, 2023, per the statement which then detailed that the cabinet also decided to give permission to amend the rules regarding allotment of land for industrial purposes.

Source: Deccan Herald
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