TN govt slaps 10% tax beyond GST on new Tamil movies, 20% on non-Tamil ones

For old movies, the tax would be at 7% for Tamil language ones and 14% for those in other languages

The Tamil Nadu government has issued an order levying entertainment tax on the exhibition of movies in theatres. Under the order, Chennai will see 10 per cent tax levied on Tamil language movies and 20 per cent tax on movies in other languages, over and above the Goods and Services Tax (GST). 

Further, the state's local bodies had been planning to levy a 30 per cent tax other than GST. However, the tax was not implemented due to protests from theatre owners.

According to a notice issued by the Greater Chennai Corporation's revenue department, the entertainment tax would be levied