Panel suggests entertainment fee and tax

In what could pinch the pockets of Bengalureans seeking avenues of recreation, the Fifth State Finance Commission has recommended that the metropolis corporations whitethorn levy an amusement interest and enforce an amusement taxation to summation the gross of the newly-formed corporations nether the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).

The committee noted that the Greater Bengaluru Governance (GBG) Act, 2024, gives corporations the leverage to levy an amusement interest connected ticketed, ticketless, and tv entertainment. Citing GBA’s estimates, the committee said an yearly gross of ₹300 crore could beryllium generated from the GBA country from these.