Govt mulls relief on retrospective GST on e-gaming

The government is considering granting relief to the online gaming industry by exempting them from paying the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at the rate of 28% on the full face value of bets for the pre-October 1, 2023 period, official sources privy to matter told FE, on condition of anonymity. This would mean that the highly contentious “retrospective levy” of the tax would be annulled,…