Cinema-goers in India could soon be paying a little more towards tickets after a cow tax was suggested by a commission responsible for the welfare of the animals.
A proposal was sent to the Haryana state government seeking to impose a five-per-cent ‘cow cess’ on cinema tickets, which would be in addition to the 20-per-cent entertainment tax already levied. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus.
The proposal was sent by the Haryana Gau Sewa Ayog, with the aim of creating a separate corpus for the welfare of cows, according to a report in the Times of India newspaper.
The commission has recently attempted to add levies on to items such as alcoholic drinks and the booking of banqueting halls.
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