MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced additional entertainment tax of 10 to 20 per cent on multiplex tickets priced above Rs 250.

The step followed complaints that multiplex owners arbitrarily hiked ticket rates of blockbuster movies.

On a ticket costing Rs 251 to Rs 350, the additional entertainment tax will be 10 per cent, for tickets priced between Rs 351 and Rs 500, the additional tax will be 15 per cent more and for tickets priced Rs 501 and above, it will be 20 per cent.