We had reported earlier today that, apart from the GST, there has been a proposal to add an additional 10 percent Entertainment tax for Tamil movies. This could prove to be detrimental for theatre owners and the film family in general. Following this, actor Vishal had called the press and media to address them and discuss regarding this proposal. At the meet, TFPC President Vishal said:

“We don’t know how we are going to handle this new tax burden (GST+Entertainment Tax). We are calling for an urgent meeting regarding this. We had held many rounds of meetings among the government officials, requesting them to waive off the local tax like many other states. Tamil cinema is not in a very profitable state. Not every film runs like Baahubali. We had also asked the government for a 100 % online computer ticketing but there is no clarity till now. I am not talking as a TFPC president here but as a producer. If the government promises to eradicate piracy completely, we are ready to pay 10% entertainment tax. We will contact the ministry and put forward our requests again."