The new GST reform of Goods and Services Tax is also going to affect cricket. It will now be expensive for fans to watch IPL matches by going to the stadium. It was decided to increase GST on IPL ticket on Wednesday, September 3 under the chairmanship of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Its effect will be seen in IPL 2026. Let us tell you how much the ticket price will increase? Now how much tax will be on them.

How much GST will be on IPL ticket?

In the GST Council meeting held on Wednesday, it has been decided to impose 40 percent GST on the Indian Premier League tickets. Please tell that till now it was 28 percent. That is, 12 percent GST has been increased on IPL matches tickets. This will affect the pocket of cricket fans.

Suppose you buy a ticket for IPL and its price has been fixed at Rs 1000. If GST used to take 28 percent on this, then according to that you had to pay a total of 1280 rupees for this, but now according to the new rates you have to pay 1400 rupees for it. Meaning now fans will have to pay 120 rupees more. In this way, if the ticket price is Rs 2000, then GST will be Rs 800 and the total price will be Rs 2800.

Its effect will be seen during IPL 2026. If the organizers did not give any relief in ticket prices or increase it, then there may be a shortage of fans in the stadium. Cricket is worshiped in India and cricket lovers celebrate IPL like a festival. It has been seen that during the IPL, there is an increased demand for tickets in every match. Now it will be interesting to see whether after the new GST rates will remain the same for the ticket or not.

GST will also increase on international cricket matches ticket?

No. GST has not been increased on the ticket of recognized tournament. For national or international level games, GST will not be imposed on tickets of Rs 500, while only 18 percent GST will be applicable on tickets of more than this.

Before Diwali, the government has announced a change in GST rates, giving great relief. The new rates will be implemented from September 22 and people will have to pay low prices from soap-shampoo to milk curd and AC-TV to cars. Next week Apple is going to launch its iPhone 17 series. In such a situation, some people may feel that they will not have to put much emphasis on their pockets to buy a new iPhone. Let us know if this is really going to happen.

IPhone prices will not be affected

The official prices of Apple iPhone 17 Series have not been announced yet. According to some reports, the initial price of this series in India can be Rs 84,499. Changes in GST rates will not affect these prices. The reason for this is that smartphones are in the 18 percent tax slab. Earlier, 18 percent GST used to be levied on them and still have to pay the same tax. There has been no change in the GST on the smartphone. In such a situation, customers will have to pay the same tax as earlier for the iPhone as well as all the smartphones. Because of this, mobile prices have not been cut like smart TV and AC.

Demand was made from the government

The India Cellular and Electronics Association (Icea) had demanded the government to bring the smartphone into a 5 percent slab. He said that the phones have now become a need and Digital India has an important tool. Before the arrival of GST, most of the states used to keep mobile phones in the category of essential goods. At present, the government has not accepted this demand. Let us know that at the beginning of GST, there was a 12 percent tax on the smartphone, which was increased to 18 percent in 2020.

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The government has made huge changes in the rates of GST. Due to this, the price ranging from household use to electronics items is going to be a huge decrease. The new rates will be applicable from September 22 and people will be able to take advantage of the low prices while shopping for Diwali. This decision has reduced the prices of smart TV, AC and dishwasher etc. There is also a question in the minds of many people that now the smartphones of other companies including Apple and Samsung will be cheap? Let’s know the answer to this question.

Will smartphone prices decrease?

People looking for smartphones being cheap will be some timely disappointment. The latest decision of the government has not affected the prices of mobile phones. Earlier, 18 percent GST used to be on the smartphone and it will still continue. Due to this, the prices of smartphones will not be reduced at the moment. However, it was already being speculated that customers are not going to get any relief on smartphone prices.

Why didn’t the smartphones become cheap?

According to media reports, sources associated with the industry already expected that the price of the smartphone would not be reduced. He says that if there was any discussion about 12 percent slab, there would have been a little hope, but now the bottom slab is 5 percent from 18 percent. In such a situation, it was difficult to bring the smartphone into this slab. However, the India Cellular and Electronics Association had demanded the government to keep the smartphone in a 5 percent slab. He said that the phones have now become a need and Digital India has an important tool. Before the arrival of GST, most of the states used to keep mobile phones in the category of essential goods. Let us know that at the beginning of GST, there was a 12 percent tax on the smartphone, which was increased to 18 percent in 2020.

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