In a bid to discourage high ticket prices , the Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to give them a seven-year holiday on entertainment tax, and also set a cap of Rs200 for multiplex tickets
Mumbai: To encourage single-screen theatres in rural area, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to give them a seven-year holiday on entertainment tax, and also set a cap of Rs200 for multiplex tickets, reports PTI.
The government also allowed single-screen halls to levy an additional service charge of Rs2 per ticket if they exhibit Marathi films during “prime time”.
In a bid to discourage high ticket prices, the government decided to stipulate “a maximum entry charge” of Rs200 in multiplexes and Rs100 in single-screen theatres.
The decisions were taken at a meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, here.
The government expects that single-screens, which are losing business, will use the tax sop to adopt modern digital technology, an official release said.
The government also decided to waive entertainment tax for five years for single-screen theatres in A, B and C category municipal councils.
Maharashtra has 81 multiplexes and 549 single-screen theatres, from which the government earned Rs476 crore in revenue last year.
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