Movie ticket prices are not price controlled so the government should have nothing to say about the price of a ticket. It is not an essential good so if you feel it is too expensive then do not buy it. The govt. as usual is deflecting blame. The private sector did not waste our tax dollars through corruption and waste and inefficiency, our many corrupt governments are reposnsible for our exorbitant national debt, and for all the misery Vat will inflict on the poor and middle class.

If the poor do not have bread, let them go to the movies.

If movie prices are not price controlled what will he investigate? I don't know if the new price reflects only his increased costs or he decided to also increase the profit margin in the process. In any case only an idiot would truly believe that VAT would not bring inflation. The blame game has began

exactly. it will keep Mr.The Price is Right busy though with chicken shit, swamps his desk with "too much work" to go after the big, government controlled scams, smoke screen, opium for the people, give them cents and keep the dollars.

in the ages of VOD, who cares if the theatre is pricing itself out of the market? If you want used chewing gum on your shoes and ketchup on your jeans you go to the theater here. So this market is quite competitive and we should not worry about chicken shit like that. I would love to see that Mr. -The-Price-is-Right breaks up the big scams in the Bahamas, such as the gas price cartel.

Who cares?! Movies theatres, like the once popular Drive-Ins will become obsolete. Many people are opting to purchase wonderful little gadgets like the Amazon Fire TV or the Android TV boxes, stay at home, get a snack and watch any movie SAFELY, without going out in this jungle, from the comfort of their home. The world is changing-Any movie that is at the theatre can now be seen at home. Beside, the only people that really go to movies are teenagers, who see this as an outlet to hookup with each other.

So true. You hit the nail right on the head. With all this VAT, I wonder if anyone would want to go and see a movie anymore. BRING THE DVD's.

yep

Unfortunately not everyone can afford the extra $1.50 You can get the same big screen and surround sound at home. As far as being out with other humans are concerned, I only watch movies with dogs on Thursday nights, the other nights are dedicated to humans, Lol. But seriously though, kudos to those who can still afford to out.

Mr. Mortimer is 100% correct, his business like all businesses in the Bahamas have had their cost of doing business going through the roof for years and now the government wants to price control them because they are raising costs to make ends meet.

Give me a break, these so called leaders are a bunch of effin morons that are nothing but incompetent fools when it comes to understanding how business works. They want businesses to lower their prices? Start by lowering duties across the board like what was supposed to be done when VAT was implemented and fix the cost of power which is nothing but a catastrophe in this country.

Fools.

Some Bizzznizz people will try cheat an put more cents or dollars on they items but from these is a price office going around to al these bizznizzs by law they suppose to get posecuted or shout down....minimum wage need to rise since vat is on.so the poorer class can meet the expense..we don't need a hand to mouth system we need a system that up lift the country so from the government has good use for the tax money then the nation should no about their plans an don't keep it a secret to rob the money...from the government don't have controll over the movie price that don't mean they need to rise the movie ticket to a rate where movie lovers will complain....but for me adont really have a complain about the price though