The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has identified up to 642 offshore entities involved in online money gaming for an investigation into potential tax evasion, Parliament was informed on Monday.
Sharing the details in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said, “DGGI does not have any reciprocal arrangements with foreign governments. However, 642 offshore entities providing online money gaming/betting/gambling have been identified till date for investigation.”
In accordance with Section 14A(3) of the IGST Act, 2017, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has been notified to restrict the websites and URLs of the offshore online gaming companies that were discovered to be unresponsive and uncooperative throughout the course of the investigation.
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