E Tax exemption for all Ramleela programmes in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 11 (UNI) Delhi Finance Minister A K Walia today said the city Government has exempted from entertainment tax all entertaining activities to be organised during 10 days of Ramleela at different places here.

This includes swings and other entertaining activities which attract large number of spectators, including children.

The city Government had exempted staging of Ramleela as part of Kala Sanjivani Samaroh for a period of 10 days in a year vide its new Excise Policy.

The Government had been receiving large number of representations requesting exemption of entertainment tax on entry tickets for swings and other entertaining activities. Keeping in view the interest of spectators, the Excise Department decided to grant exemption of entertainment tax.

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