Money e-gaming companies face Rs 45,000 crore tax demand

Online money gaming companies in India may have to pay about ₹45,000 crore ($6 billion) in additional taxes as they may have paid only 18% on gross gaming revenue, being games of skill, instead of the 28% prescribed in law since the rollout of the GST in 2017. According to officials from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), the gaming industry paid ₹45,000 crore less tax and could owe about ₹50,000 crore.

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