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BCCI Paid Rs 44 Lakh In Taxes In The First Month Of GST Rollout

Board of Control for Cricket in India said it has paid in excess of Rs 44 lakh in taxes in July



Indian two thousand and five hundred rupee banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Mumbai, India (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
Indian two thousand and five hundred rupee banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Mumbai, India (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)

The Good & Services Tax, introduced by the central government from July 1, saw the country’s richest sporting body, BCCI, pay in excess of Rs 44 lakh in taxes. BCCI’s official website states that for the month of July, it paid Rs 44,29,516 in GST.



Stuart Binny was among the players who were paid a share of revenue from international matches (Source: PTI)
Stuart Binny was among the players who were paid a share of revenue from international matches (Source: PTI)

Indian national team’s physio Patrick Farhart, for a five-month period, was paid close to Rs 60 lakh (Rs 58,87, 139). Some of the players were also paid a share of gross revenue from international matches for the 2015-16 season.

Stuart Binny was richer by Rs 92 lakh (Rs 92,46, 412) while Harbhajan Singh was paid Rs 62 lakh (Rs 62, 52, 871). Left-arm spinner Axar Patel received Rs 37.51 lakh while pacer Umesh Yadav was paid Rs 34.79 lakh