GST Effect: Shankar's Plea To
Save Tamil Cinema
GST seems to be not sparing anyone. And the worst to get hit by GST implementation is the South regional cinema industry. While Tamil cinema came under a tax bracket of 12% maximum, now the state films will be seen somewhere between 18-28% slab based on the ticket prices. This comes in as a huge blow to the movie makers. This change, post GST's arrival might as well prompt theatre owners to hike ticket price which in turn will affect audience who would be required to shell out some extra bucks. NOT JOKING! Aishwarya Rai Bachchan BEATS Salman Khan; Her Movie Tickets Were MUCH COSTLIER Than His! Ekaterina Milaya Is The HOTTEST Mom In The Whole Of Russia! View Pictures SENSATIONAL! Did Deepika Padukone Call Kareena Kapoor 'RIDICULOUS' For Crying Over Love Aaj Kal? Featured Posts Adding some salt to the wound comes in a new shocker by the State government. The State government has decided to levy an additional tax of 30% which is named as the municipal tax. This has come in as a shocker to film-makers across the state and to theatre owners, where the latter have decided to stage protest against the State government. Though both film-makers and theatre owners are okay with the GST rule, they, however, are not convinced with the State government's new tax rule as they fear that the business of cinema will witness a steep decline.
GST seems to be not sparing anyone. And the worst to get hit by GST implementation is the South regional cinema industry. While Tamil cinema came under a tax bracket of 12% maximum, now the state films will be seen somewhere between 18-28% slab based on the ticket prices. This comes in as a huge blow to the movie makers. This change, post GST's arrival might as well prompt theatre owners to hike ticket price which in turn will affect audience who would be required to shell out some extra bucks. NOT JOKING! Aishwarya Rai Bachchan BEATS Salman Khan; Her Movie Tickets Were MUCH COSTLIER Than His! Ekaterina Milaya Is The HOTTEST Mom In The Whole Of Russia! View Pictures SENSATIONAL! Did Deepika Padukone Call Kareena Kapoor 'RIDICULOUS' For Crying Over Love Aaj Kal? Featured Posts Adding some salt to the wound comes in a new shocker by the State government. The State government has decided to levy an additional tax of 30% which is named as the municipal tax. This has come in as a shocker to film-makers across the state and to theatre owners, where the latter have decided to stage protest against the State government. Though both film-makers and theatre owners are okay with the GST rule, they, however, are not convinced with the State government's new tax rule as they fear that the business of cinema will witness a steep decline.
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