In the past, the MPAA paid only $20 per meter of film but now that’s increased to $43 a meter, as well as 24% import duty tax and an income tax of 10-15% of profits.
Here is the complete story :
introduce a new tax on royalties obtained from the distribution of foreign films.
WONDERFUL, DUH! -.-
My opinion?
All cinemas in Indonesia will be led into bankruptcy. seriously.
As far as i know, me, and my friends, and the majority of Indonesian citizens rarely watch Indonesian movies in Cinemas. For myself, I haven't watch ANY of them in cinema.
Why? To be honest, Indonesian movies are poor. pathetic if i may say.
They are only about sex, horror, and cheap comedy. Only few Indonesian movies categorized as AVERAGE, not above average, such as Laskar Pelangi, etc.
In comparison to Hollywood movies, duh, i don't have to explain. They say don't judge the book by its cover, but in this term, if you see Indonesian movie posters and then you compare it to Hollywood movie posters, you may judge them directly.
If they say this fool tax increase will help promoting Indonesian movies, THEY ARE SO WRONG. What they did is destroying the cinema and movie industry. Seriously, as i have seen on TV many people would better not coming to watch anything in cinema instead of spending money for Indonesian movies.
And that's including ME. Government PLEASE THINK!! You think only about how much money you can get from corrupting the tax!!!
they are SO L.A.M.E.
enuff said
