Filmmakers shooting in Goa might get tax relief
July 14th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANSPanaji, July 14 (IANS) In a bid to promote Goa as a film shooting destination, the state government is working on a tax relief scheme which aims to refund entertainment tax back to filmmakers, an official said Thursday.
“What it (scheme) envisages is that the tax which the filmmakers have to incur on say film shoots in terms of accommodation and travel can be refunded to some extent. All that the filmmaker will have to do is submit bills,” said Dilip Borkar, member of Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) formed by the state government for the promotion of films.
Filmmakers can thus recover a part of the taxes, Borkar said.
The rebate under the proposed scheme would go well up to 50 percent, he added.
Goa, which hosts the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) annually, has been home to several high budget film shoots in recent times like Vikram Bhatt’s “Murder 2″, Rohan Sippy’s “Dum Maaro Dum” and Rohit Shetty’s yet to be released “Singham”.
When contacted, ESG chief executive officer Manoj Srivastava said the scheme was currently under consideration of the government.
“Our aim is to help lure filmmakers and investment into the state. Currently it is under the consideration of the Goa government. The scheme is still at the proposal stage and is subject to government approval and it is too early to speak about it,” Srivastava said.
- 'Filmmakers not being involved in film popularisation in Goa' - Dec 01, 2011
- Subsidy for filmmakers shooting in Goa! - Sep 09, 2010
- Goa looks at offering tax reimbursement to filmmakers - Nov 24, 2010
- Police complaint against 'Dum Maaro Dum' makers - Apr 08, 2011
- Court issues notice to director of 'Dum Maaro Dum' (Lead) - Apr 07, 2011
- Nothing wrong in 'Dum Maaro Dum': Rohan Sippy - Apr 09, 2011
- No intention to show Goa in bad light in 'Dum Maro Dum': Rohan Sippy - Mar 28, 2011
- Mike Pandey urges centre, Goa to bury IFFI hatchet - Jul 19, 2011
- Goa To Uphold Itself As Film Shooting Spot During IFFI - Sep 21, 2010
- Not trying to upset Dev sahab, Zeenat aunty: Abhishek - Apr 14, 2011
- Deepika won't perform at India-South Africa match - Mar 09, 2011
- Goa to take up its poor portrayal with film director - Mar 30, 2011
- Bipasha helped me a lot: Rana Daggubati - Mar 30, 2011
- 'Dum Maaro Dum' producers, exhibitors are anti-national: Congress MP - Apr 19, 2011
- Decks cleared for "Dum Maaro Dum" release - Apr 18, 2011
Tags: accommodation, aim, budget film, chief executive officer, dum maaro dum, entertainment tax, extent, filmmaker, goa government, government approval, iffi, international film festival, july 14, murder 2, proposal stage, rohan sippy, rohit shetty, state government, tax relief, vikram bhatt