Amid talk that service tax could be imposed on film tickets in the coming budget, a delegation of film makers along with Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Sunday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
After the meeting, the delegation which included Mahesh Bhatt, his brother Mukesh Bhatt, Ramesh Sippy and others, said they had conveyed their concern on any move to impose service tax on films in the coming budget.
"We have put forth our concern to the honourable finance minister through the Minister of Information and Broadcasting. The finance minister gave a very patient hearing to each and every member," Mahesh Bhatt said.
The film makers said that though they were satisfied with their meeting with the finance minister, what the budget holds for them will only be known on the day it is presented in Parliament.
"Since it is budget time he cannot speak and it will come out in Parliament when he makes his speech there," Bhatt said.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that "the film industry wanted to present its concerns regarding service tax to the finance minister who had listened to them very attentively."
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