Karnataka High Court strikes down 2% cess on cinema, multiplex tickets
- Karnataka High Court quashed the order enforcing a 2% cess on cinema and multiplex tickets on September 10.
- The court said the 2024 welfare law had not come into force because no commencement notification was issued.
- The state withdrew its August 29 order that required theatres to collect the 2% cess from September 1.
- The cess was meant to fund welfare schemes for cine and cultural workers across Karnataka.
Source: storyboard18.com
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