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The Below News could mean that the secondary connection rates in DTH can decrease in coming months....
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Entertainment tax for only one TV set per home now | The Indian Express
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In a tax relief for those owning more than one television set, the state government has proposed that the monthly Rs 45 entertainment tax levied on per television set will now be charged per home.
The revenue department Thursday brought in an amendment to the Maharashtra Entertainment Tax Act 2014, allowing those owning more than one set-top box and TV set in their homes to pay the entertainment tax just once. While the tax levied in Mumbai is Rs 45 per month, it is Rs 30 and Rs 15 for smaller towns and rural areas, respectively.
Suresh Dhas, Minister of state for Revenue, said the amendment would remain in force till December 31, 2014. By the end of this period, the government will have definitive figures on the total number of set-top boxes in the state, allowing it to revise the rates accordingly.
The issue was brought up by Sena legislator Anil Parab, who along with several Opposition members pointed out that it was unfair that a family had to pay tax for every television set owned by 8it when others got away without paying any tax by watching channels through Internet on their computers or mobile phones. Dhas added that cable service providers, who had not deployed set-top boxes (STBs) in keeping with the policy for 100 per cent cable digitisation by March 2014, will have to shell out an increased fine of Rs 50,000 as against the earlier Rs 500.
Here is the official link for the news
Entertainment tax for only one TV set per home now | The Indian Express
Below is the actual article
In a tax relief for those owning more than one television set, the state government has proposed that the monthly Rs 45 entertainment tax levied on per television set will now be charged per home.
The revenue department Thursday brought in an amendment to the Maharashtra Entertainment Tax Act 2014, allowing those owning more than one set-top box and TV set in their homes to pay the entertainment tax just once. While the tax levied in Mumbai is Rs 45 per month, it is Rs 30 and Rs 15 for smaller towns and rural areas, respectively.
Suresh Dhas, Minister of state for Revenue, said the amendment would remain in force till December 31, 2014. By the end of this period, the government will have definitive figures on the total number of set-top boxes in the state, allowing it to revise the rates accordingly.
The issue was brought up by Sena legislator Anil Parab, who along with several Opposition members pointed out that it was unfair that a family had to pay tax for every television set owned by 8it when others got away without paying any tax by watching channels through Internet on their computers or mobile phones. Dhas added that cable service providers, who had not deployed set-top boxes (STBs) in keeping with the policy for 100 per cent cable digitisation by March 2014, will have to shell out an increased fine of Rs 50,000 as against the earlier Rs 500.
