Berlin's movie enthusiasts are hard hit by a new amusement tax recently voted by the Board of Aldermen and due to go into effect &s soon as approved by the head of the municipal administration. According to the "Berliner Tage-Ulatt." the tax on admissions to movie shows begins with 10 pfenning on a ticket costing I mark, rises rapidly to 2.50 marks on one costing from 5 to G marks, and from that point on amounts to 50 per cent.
On tickets to theatres, concerts and lectures, however, the tax begins with 10 penning on 9 marks, rises slowly. to 1.30 niarks on tickets costing from 9 to 10 marks, and reaches only 4.60 on those costing 20 marks. For circus performances, horse races and general sporting events, the tax begins with 10 penning on tickets costing less than 1.50 marks, rises to 2.40 marks on 10 marks, and then adds 50 per cent. to still more expensive admissions. Gymnastic events run by clubs for physi. cal development' and not for Personal gain are exempt from the tax. The tax on dance halls open after midnight is doubled, as is also the case with masked balls. A tax of 15 marks must be paid on every passenger in an aeroplane and one of 20 on each one riding in an airship. Proprietors of movie shows also have to pay ly tax of 50. niarks on premises not covering more than 100 square metres. and then 25 marks more for ench additional 25 metres.
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