Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is proposing to levy a 2 per cent cess on movie tickets and television entertainment channels to fund the welfare of cine workers, as per draft rules notified by the Labour Department.

The draft rules come under the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Act, which was enacted last year.

Under the Act, the government will create the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists Social Security and Welfare Fund. The Act states that a 1 to 2 per cent cess on movie tickets and subscription fees will be levied to generate funds.

Going by the draft rules, the government has finalised the rate of cess at 2 per cent.

The 2 per cent cess will be applicable “on cinema tickets of all theatres”, including multiplexes, the draft rules state. Further, a 2 per ce

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