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Kerala CM Slams Centre’s GST Hike On Lottery, Vows To Protect Sector

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan stressed that the state government remains committed to protecting the lottery trade.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the central government’s decision to raise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on lottery tickets has dealt a severe blow to the state’s lottery sector. "The GST on lottery tickets has been abruptly increased from 28 per cent to 40 per cent," Vijayan told reporters at a press conference here.

He said both he and Finance Minister K N Balagopal had repeatedly appealed—directly and through letters—to the Union Finance Ministry and the GST Council not to raise the tax rate. "However, the Centre ignored all our re

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