New tax regime: cinemas shut down in Coimbatore, Tirupur

Coimbatore | Tuesday | 4th July, 2017

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Hence, the 30 % tax should be scrapped taking into consideration that the industry had come under the GST regime,” he said. “We are ready to pay the 28 % tax under the GST regime. more-inIn Coimbatore region, which covers Tirupur, Coimbatore, Erode and the Nilgiris districts, theatres were closed on Monday as part of the State-wide protest. M.

Subramaniam, president of Cinema Owners Association (western region) told The Hindu that the cinema owners here were not against the GST implementation per se. The problem is with the 30 % entertainment tax already being slapped by the local bodies which takes the cumulative tax to 58 %..