28% GST on online gaming. Tough times for dream11, mpl etc
Online gaming startups are among those rare breeds which were profitable . With this move, even they will be forced to do layoffs..
There’s no way they can foot the retrospective GST tax dues to the. Government. What next for them ? Dream 11 is Ambani safe haven - will it somehow get saved. ?
All of them are fcked
Would they survive if they moved under Mauritius ?
I’m sure if moving overseas was an answer they would’ve surely scrambled to it by now. I mean the GST council has been fairly firm on their decision since it was announced and I being one of the folks directly affected by this (my offer was withdrawn by Hike) I know they have known this since August. They are fucked for sure.
Honestly, at this moment seems like @ProfessionalCurser is right unless they can majorly reduce costs of operations
Online gaming startups are among those rare breeds which were profitable . With this move, even they will be forced to do layoffs..
From what I hear from a friend who is aware of the leadership discussions, MPL might be looking to lay off close to 50% of its workforce and shut down most of its other BU’s to consolidate by October. This would include folks even till t...
companies like MPL should not exist in the first place. Why promote gambling?. not for any moral reasons, if someone...
That explains the LinkedIn requests I received today.
Let go of the SVP’s too. Ain’t they the most responsible ones to have taken the decisions for the company?