NEW DELHI: Finance Minister K N Balagopal has said that the GST rate of food in cinema theatres will be reduced. It will be reduced from 18 per cent to 5 per cent. The Minister said that the GST Council has also decided to set up GST Tribunals in Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram.

With the reduction of the GST rate on food in theatres, the customers would only be required to pay the same GST as dining out. The GST Council took this decision considering the demand of various states. Out of the three requested GST tribunals, two have been approved.