New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Watching the Indian Premier League (IPL) action live from a cricket stadium would be costlier, following the introduction of an increased Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Centre on IPL tickets from 28 to 40 per cent.

The final ticket prize for an IPL match, which has a base prize of Rs 1,000, will now be upto Rs 1,280-1,400, as per ESPNCricinfo. This raise puts the IPL in India's highest GST bracket, alongside casinos, race clubs, or any place featuring casinos or race clubs.

However, the people going to watch international matches seem to get some respite as the GST levied for these matches was the same as the IPL tickets, at 28 per cent, but this slab has been done away with. According to an official release, ...