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TAXES
Taxes in Luxemburg are moderate, THEATERS
Latest information indicates 30 motion-picture theaters in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. All of these are wired for sound, with one exception. If any theaters have been opened since this figure was given, they cannot number more than one or two. All Luxemburg theaters are either comparatively new, or have been overhauled and redecorated within the very recent past. The larger theaters in Luxemburg have within the past 6 months installed the latest screens and most modern sound systems. Projection and sound leave nothing to be desired.
The range of prices in motion-picture theaters is wide, and the better places are by no means cheap. At the four best theaters in the city of Luxemburg the cheapest seats are about $0.25, followed by seats at just under $0.35. These two classes of seats are downstairs and are rather near the screen — the cheapest, indeed, rather too close for comfort. The better places are priced at 10 Luxemburg francs, or about $0.45 each. The use of "loges", or boxes, in local motion-picture theaters is widespread. These are equipped with comfortable easy chairs and afford privacy for from four to six persjons_ These seats cost a little less than $0.60 each.
It is difficult to say which type of film is most popular locally. Films which are "hits" in New York or Berlin are generally equally appreciated in Luxemburg.
SOUND
All theaters are wired for the showing of sound films, with one unimportant provincial exception. There is, therefore, no prospect of selling American sound equipment at present. It should be remarked, however, that the sound equipment in the majority of the better theaters is already of American origin.
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MEXICO
LEGISLATION
No laws are enforced prohibiting foreign exchange, which is not subject to exchange control. Nor are there any laws directly giving other countries preference over American films. Nevertheless, fraction 7-41-25 of the Mexican Tariff provides that sound films in the Spanish language are dutiable at the
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