Tamil Nadu govt reduces local body entertainment tax to 8% ahead of Diwali

The Government of Tamil Nadu has reduced the Local Body Entertainment Tax (LBET) from 10 per cent imposed on movies in addition to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), to 8 per cent, paving way for the Diwali movies to be released on time. The government has also agreed to increase the ticket tariff, according to theatre owners.

The film industry has been raising protest against attempts to impose LBET, at first fixed at around 30 per cent, following the implementation of GST, which is at 28 per cent. While the plan was suspended by the government in July, the authorities