« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Delhi HC Rules GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled Retrospectively Without a Clear Show Cause Notice (SCN)  Belated income tax return AY 2026-27: How to file, late filing charges and what you may lose  Major Financial Changes from August 1, 2026: ITR Deadline, RBI MPC Meeting, Tatkal Ticket Rules & More  Government proposes to ease tax relief conditions for offshore funds  TallyPrime Connected Banking: Automating Banking and Accounting  ITR Filing Deadline 2026: Is July 31 the Last Date to File Your Income Tax Return? Latest Official Update  ITR filing deadline nears: How to file income tax return online on e-filing portal - quick 15-step guide  Will the ITR Filing Deadline Be Extended Beyond July 31 for FY 2025-26? Here's the Latest Update for Taxpayers  Income Tax Refund Delayed for AY 2026-27? 5 Common Reasons Your Refund May Be Stuck and How to Fix It  ITR Filing 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Asks Tax Officials to Let Honest Taxpayers Correct Genuine Mistakes  Will Your FCNR Deposit Stay Tax-Free After Returning to India? Tax Rules Explained for NRIs «  Tax sops cut in petrochem zones... Go back to FDs, enjoy the tax sops... » Goa govt collected Rs 3.47 cr entertainment tax August, 01st 2006 Goa government collected Rs 3.47 crore in the form of entertainment tax during the year 2005-06, Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane told the Legislative Assembly on Monday. The entertainment tax collected by the government from various theatres has been rising every year with the Panaji-based multiplex run by M/S Inox Leisure Limited paying the maximum, he said in a reply tabled on the floor of the House. The entertainment tax rose from Rs 1.53 crore in 2003-04 to Rs 2 crore in 2004-05 and 3.47 crore in the year 2005-06. Panaji-based four-screen Inox multiplex, which started operations from November 2004, has been paying highest entertainment tax. "Rs 58 lakh was paid by the multiplex in the year 2004-05 and Rs 2.17 crore in 2005-06," Rane told the Assembly. Another two-screen multiplex 'sia', based in South Goa, has been second highest entertainment tax-payer for the state exchequer. The multiplex, which started in November 2004 in Margao town paid 54 lakhs in the form of entertainment tax in the year 2005-06. In all, 19 theatres were functioing in the state, he said. "Mamlatdars of the respective talukas have been notified under the Act as prescribed authority to monitor and control the operations of the theatres," Rane said.