IPL tickets to get costlier after Government levies 40% GST

Indian cricket followers, who love turning up for IPL matches throughout the nation, should shell out extra for tickets subsequent season with authorities elevating the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on admission to those video games from 28% to 40%.

According to a Ministry of Finance launch issued late on Wednesday (September 3, 2025), “Admission to casinos, race golf equipment, anywhere having casinos or race golf equipment or sporting occasions like IPL may have GST of 40% with ITC (Input Tax Credit).

An IPL ticket with a base value ₹500 earlier than GST until final season would in the end value ₹640 with GST levied at 28%. However, throughout the 2026 version, the identical ticket will now value ₹700 after imposition of 40% GST.

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This is as a result of IPL tickets have been categorised within the ‘Luxury Goods’ class.

However, India’s worldwide video games have been categorised below different sporting occasions and would invite a lesser GST of 18% on tickets priced above ₹500.

Any tickets priced under ₹500 will likely be exempted from GST.

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The rule states: “Admission to different sporting occasions together with recognised sporting occasions the place the ticket value will not be greater than `500 continues to be exempt, and if the ticket value is greater than Rs. 500, it continues to be taxed at the usual fee of 18 per cent.”

As far as IPL is anxious, the ticketing will not be managed by the BCCI and each franchise decides the charges at their respective residence grounds.

However, it should be talked about that ticket gross sales income is the smallest chunk of their revenue variable.