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A Newly Proposed Entertainment Tax Hike Could Make Mumbai Concerts More Expensive

September 24

Mumbai’s civic authority, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has proposed a major increase in entertainment taxes across the city, including a hike in the tax charged for live concerts and…

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