entertainment tax

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Rajya Sabha member Kamal Haasan has urged the Tamil Nadu government to launch a state-owned OTT platform for Tamil content at subsidized rates. He also proposed a mandatory 8-week OTT window for films, abolition of local body entertainment tax, and a dedicated anti-piracy team to support the film industry.

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced efforts to bring Formula 1 back to India in 2027, aiming to resolve tax hurdles that caused its departure in 2013. While the minister expressed confidence, Formula 1 sources indicated an agreement is still distant, though India remains a market of interest.

Mumbai's cinema halls may soon see costlier tickets as the BMC plans to reintroduce entertainment tax after September 2026. This move, despite the GST regime, is expected to burden audiences, particularly low and middle-income families, potentially impacting theatrical footfall and the wider film industry.

Mumbai's civic body plans to reintroduce entertainment tax from September 2026. This move could make movie tickets more expensive for audiences. Industry experts express concerns about the impact on theatre footfall and the revival of the film business. The BMC aims to generate significant revenue through this tax on various entertainment forms.

Over a month after set-top boxes were installed as made mandatory by the government, none of the cable TV operators have paid entertainment tax

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has announced that the cabinet has decided to slash entertainment tax on cinemas, including theatres and multiplexes, from the existing 30 per cent to 20 per cent.

Cable operators contributed to a major share of the entertainment tax, instead of event organizers till December 28 last year.

Tough action would be taken against hotel owners who fail to deposit entertainment tax, said the district magistrate (DM) Rajshekhar while presiding over a meeting of hotel owners, here on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has agreed to fix the upper limit of entertainment tax at 60 per cent uniformly across the country on the recommendation of the state information ministers.

CHANDIGARH: As the theatre scene hots up in the city, the UT administration has decided to levy entertainment tax on all organisations engaged in presenting theatre shows.

State government has revised the target of entertainment tax after the revenue department expressed its inability to meet the set goal. Subsequently, the target of Nagpur district has come down from Rs 33 crore to Rs 20 crore.

Principal secretary, tax and registration has passed an order through a GO (government order) and instructed the officials of entertainment tax department to levy tax on people organising competitions.

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday introduced a bill to repeal the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 as the tax is subsumed in goods and services tax (GST).

Commercial taxes department is likely to fix fresh tax liability on four city-based multiplexes next week.

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday reduced the local body entertainment tax on Tamil films from 10% to 8%, bringing to an end a strike called by the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) which suspended release of new films to demand removal of the tax.

The entertainment tax department of the district collectorate on Friday slapped a notice on Gypsy Events, which had organized Bollywood singer Arijit Singh’s concert in the city in December last year, directing the organizers to pay entertainment tax of Rs 92 lakh. Sources in the district collectorate said that tickets worth Rs 3.68 crore were sold for the concert but the organizers had not paid taxes.

Kannada film exhibitors, who were paying entertainment tax on par with other language films, can relax now.

With the entertainment tax hiked to 40% from 20% in Delhi, cinema hall owners in Delhi say that their business will go to neighbouring cities.

The Maharashtra cabinet has decided to amend entertainment tax rules to allow for more effective recovery.

Visiting the permit room or beer bar may soon become more expensive, as the state government gets ready to impose an entertainment tax on establishments that put up live orchestra shows for their patrons.

The Maharashtra Government will levy entertainment tax on cricket matches, including the Twenty20 matches of the third edition of Indian Premier League.

Organisers of parties and entertainment shows will not be able to escape the entertainment tax net any more, even if they stage these events outside cities.

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to various states including Maharashtra on a petition which challenged exemptions granted by these states on entertainment tax granted to regional language films.

Salem Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials on Wednesday sealed a multiplex as its management had not paid entertainment tax to the civic body for several years.

Cable operators contributed to a major share of the entertainment tax, instead of event organizers till December 28.

Multiplexes, single screen cinema halls, DTH TV services and cable TV services are the major contributors to the tax collection, which has shown an increase of Rs 13.08 crore, compared to last year’s annual tax revenue of Rs 58.76 crore.