IPL ticket prices set to increase after government revises GST rates – Sportstar

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Updated : Sep 04, 2025 17:06 IST , CHENNAI – 1 MIN READ
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IPL tickets have been added to the GST bracket that includes casinos and race clubs. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU
Watching the Indian Premier League (IPL) from the venue is set to become more expensive for fans after the Central Government increased the Good and Services (GST) tax on IPL tickets.
With the tax rate applicable on IPL tickets increasing from 28 per cent to 40 per cent, a ticket with a base price of Rs. 1000 is now going to cost Rs. 1400, instead of Rs. 1280. The 40% tax bracket, applicable to ‘sin goods’ and luxury items, represents the highest slab in the current GST framework.
However, attending international cricket matches could become cheaper under the newly revised GST regime. Tickets to international cricket matches in India also attracted 28% GST, like the IPL, but that tax slab has been abolished.
A Press Information Bureau (PIB) release states that while 40% GST is applicable to ‘sporting events like the IPL’, the rate doesn’t apply to ‘admission to recognised sporting events’, a category that attracts 18% GST if the ticket price is more than Rs. 500.
The changes in GST rates will come into effect from September 22.
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