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