Government likely to issue Ordinance to impose GST of 28 per cent on online gaming

The government is likely to issue an Ordinance to impose GST of 28 per cent on online gaming, casinos and horse racing. There is very limited time available to amend the central GST and integrated GST rules as the monsoon session of Parliament ends on August 11. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said she expected the levies to take effect from October following amendments to the central legi…