Lucknow, September 05: Watching movies in theatres and other forms of entertainment will become costlier in Uttar Pradesh with the state government revising rates of tax being charged on cinema tickets, cable TV and DTH services .
“A notification regarding change in tax slabs had been issued by principal secretary tax and registration Desh Deepak Varma yesterday. The new rates have come into effect from today,” officials said here.
As per the notification entertainment tax on cinema tickets will be charged on its total cost.
“Maintenance fee and film development fund will now be included in the entertainment tax,” a senior official said.
The new rates have been fixed in a manner that more the cost of ticket the higher will be the tax.
–PTI