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Oct 15, 2019 constitutional-law local-fiscal-autonomy amusement-tax operative-fact-doctrine film-development-council taxation

Local Fiscal Autonomy vs National Film Development: The Operative Fact Doctrine in Tax Cases

The Supreme Court balances local fiscal autonomy and national film development in the FDCP amusement tax case, applying the operative fact doctrine.