Summary:
Bhopal Municipal Council (BMC) council passed a resolution to levy additional cess as ‘entertainment tax’.For now, cess on cable TV subscription has been postponed, said BMC mayor Alok Sharma . Since additional entertainment tax outside the ambit of the GST, as states have empowered local bodies like BMC to levy entertainment tax. The move came after a memorandum by both Congress and BJP corporators seeking exception of entertainment tax on cable TV subscription. BMC council members argued that some relaxation be given for the lesser well-off. Originally, the BMC had proposed a 20% entertainment cess..