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Leading senior counsel and Rajya Sabha member Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday criticised the government’s decision to increase the tax rate on online real money gaming, casinos, and horse racing to GST on the full face value. Dr. Singhvi earlier represented gaming companies in several cases before various High Courts and the Supreme Court. […]
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As many as 127 gaming startups and industry bodies have addressed an open letter to the government requesting to reconsider the GST rate for online gaming. Reportedly, the online gaming industry with a valuation of $20 billion is set to grow at a rate of 30% CAGR by 2025. Notably, there are more than 420 […]
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DMK leader and BAMA President Anbumani Ramadoss had his say in the ongoing case in Madras High Court between the state and online gaming companies regarding imposition of ban on online rummy. Ramadoss believes that senior legal experts should be hired to defend the Tamil Nadu government. The ongoing battle between the state and companies […]
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Last year, the Supreme Court held that the recommendations of the GST Council are not binding on the Parliament and State Legislatures. The apex court opined that had the Parliament intended to make recommendations of the GST Council mandatory the concerned article 279A of the Constitution would have said so explicitly.The recommendations pertaining to rate […]
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Last year, the Supreme Court held that the recommendations of the GST Council are not binding on the Parliament and State Legislatures. The apex court opined that had the Parliament intended to make recommendations of the GST Council mandatory the concerned article 279A of the Constitution would have said so explicitly. The recommendations pertaining to […]
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Popular businessman and one of the judges on Shark Tank India, Anupam Mittal, recently poked fun at the latest GST council decision to increase the tax rate on online gaming to 28% on full face value. Mittal said, “Latest lessons – stop gaming, start building rockets, move money from crypto to tomatoes,” implying that people […]
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