GST council must distinguish between betting-related, skill-based online games: Former CBIC chairman

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, India’s apex decision-making body on indirect taxes, must differentiate between skill-based and betting-based online games before taxing them, a former chairperson of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said. The GST Council is likely to meet in July. “It would be important to maintain a distinction between online games which are skill p…