The GST Council has no plans to reconsider its decision to impose 28 percent tax on online gaming, as per sources.
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Video gaming firms urge PMO for distinct recognition, separate from RMG, Fantasy Sports
The letter highlights the significance of Video Games as an artistic and narrative entertainment medium, recognized and heavily supported by various countries for their soft power projection and export revenue.
GST on Gaming: Video game industry less affected financially by 28% GST regulation, says Anuj Tandon of JetSynthesys
Anuj Tandon, CEO, Gaming at JetSynthesys talks about their new Sachin Saga game, marketing and monetizing mobile games in India and how GST doesn’t impact video games.
Obliterate gaming from the face of India as it goes against our social values: Gamer writes open letter to protest 28% GST
Gamer Deep Patel writes an open letter to the revenue secretary on behalf of the gaming community.
GST’s painful impact on gaming industry’s top earner: How real money gaming will suffer
There are 507 million Indian gamers of which 120 million are paying users and RMG revenues currently constitute 57% of market size.
Explained: Here is why your video games would not become more costly
Video games that do not involve any betting or gambling element in them are not subject to the 28% GST slab. This means that gamers can continue to enjoy video games without having to worry about paying extra taxes.
“Will request GST council to reconsider tax on online gaming,” Rajeev Chandrasekhar at CNN-News18 Town Hall
The GST Council on July 11 decided to impose a 28% tax on the turnover of online gaming companies, horse racing and casinos.
Explained: Into real money games? This is how 28 percent GST will impact you
The 28 percent GST will have a significant impact on paying users, who make up a large portion of the real money gaming industry in India.
Gameskraft, Nazara, MPL, AIGF and others request govt to reconsider 28% GST on real-money gaming
The GST Council’s decision will “reverse the growth trajectory” of the industry and would potentially have “devastating implications” for MSMEs and startups, founders and industry associations say.
Taxing online gaming to the point of unviability, ‘contradicts Digital India vision’: 130 gaming entrepreneurs in open letter to govt
Close to 130 entrepreneurs in the gaming space have joined forces to address the recent 28% GST announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.