Thiruvananthapuram: Sports Minister V. Abdurrahman. The minister’s reply was that taxes cannot be reduced and those who are hungry should not go to watch the game. The Minister said that even if the tax is reduced, the common man does not get the relief and the tax is not reduced so that the organizers do not take excessive profits.
The India-Sri Lanka ODI will be played on January 15 at the Kariyawattam Greenfield Stadium. This is the third match of the series. The entertainment tax on tickets has been hiked in addition to GST. The entertainment tax, which was five percent during the India-South Africa match held last September, has been increased to 12 percent this time. With this, one has to pay Rs 120 for a ticket of Rs 1000 and Rs 260 for a ticket of Rs 2000 only in entertainment tax. Apart from this, including 18 percent GST, the total tax will be 30 percent. No matter how much the tax is raised, the responsibility will be on the head of the ticket takers.