Recreation parlours in tax net

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, AUG. 18. Recreation parlours have been brought under the taxation net in the budget presented today by the Finance Minister, Mr. C. Ponnaiyan.

``A number of new recreation parlours, which provide for games like bowling, billiards, snooker, etc, catering to the upper echelons of society, have come up in some of the major cities in Tamil Nadu. Though these parlours charge heavy amounts from the users, they do not bring any revenue to the Government. It is proposed to levy entertainment tax at 20 per cent of the charges on these facilities,'' he said.

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