GST jacks up film ticket price
Moviegoers in Telangana state have to shell out more to watch movies in theatres.
The TS government issued orders increasing ticket prices in all theatres — single screen and multiplexes. The revised prices came into force with immediate effect.
The rise is a result of the new GST (Goods and Services Tax) that comes into force from July 1.
The ticket prices were revised in accordance with increase in taxes under GST, which has put movie tickets in the 18 per cent tax slab.
The ticket prices in GHMC and other municipal corporations have been increased to `40 for lower class and `120 for higher class in AC theatres, against `75 and `20 at present.
In non-AC theatres, the ticket price has increased to `20 and `60 respectively, but there are no nonAC theatres in municipal corporations.
In municipalities, the ticket prices have been increased to `30 for lower class and `80 for higher class in AC theatres against `50 (higher) and `10 (lower) at present.
Moviegoers in Telangana state have to shell out more to watch movies in theatres.
For non-AC theatres, the ticket price is `20 (lower) and `60 (higher) but there are no non-AC theatres in municipalities either.
In nagar panchayats and gram panchayats, the new ticket prices are `70 for higher class and `20 for lower class in AC theatres against `30 and `10 at present. For nonAC theatres, tickets will cost `50 and `15 against `6 (lower) and `30 (higher) at present.
In multiplexes, a ticket will now cost `300 for Gold/Royal Class and `200 for Executive/ Regular class, against `250 and `150 at present. However, multiplexes should charge 20 per cent less than the maximum ticket price for seats in the first two rows from the screen.
Strangely, the government issued these orders on June 23, stating that the revised prices will come into force with immediate effect. The government kept these orders a secret by not uploading the GO on its official website till Monday.
Some places have already increased ticket prices from Friday last with the release of Allu Arjun’s ‘DJ’. All theatres will charge the new prices from July 1.