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"The techno mecca has been recognized by a Berlin-Brandenburg fiscal court as a place of cultural relevance—and it pays lower taxes because of it.

Have you ever felt that your multi-day party marathons in Berghain might be something more important than just pure hedonism? If so, you’re in luck because a German court has just provided you with the justification you need to keep on keeping on. German magazine Der Spiegel is reporting that the Berlin club has just won a landmark legal case that defines its events as cultural in the eyes of the tax authorities. All those comparisons to the Bayreuther Festspiele have finally come true!

This comes as the result of a prolonged legal battle between the club and German tax authorities. The club was under threat of being subject to a higher tax bracket—a 19% entertainment tax compared to the 7% culture tax.

Tax officials claimed that a place where people dance, have fun and take drugs is “ruled by entertainment, not by culture.” The club’s management claimed that the same logic could be applied to classical music. The Berlin-Brandenburg fiscal court in Cottbus ruled that events at Berghain are indeed cultural events and will from now on be taxed like classical cultural events."

http://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/german-law-says-berghain-techno-hedonism-high-culture/

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VANTABLACK

I knew this would be about Berghain!

I really want to visit Berlin one day . Can one of u keep me :staymad:. I was just researching about this club last week . And apparently it's very hard to get in . There is even a website tutorial on how to get in :sharon:

I wanna go so bad , but I'm scared I'm going to travel like 7000km only to be turned away .

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JackTheTripper

Oh man, i heard so so much about how epic it was for some people. And althought i found it elitist at the begining, with who can and who cant go in.... i realised its  not so mch about status, rather people who are there to really dance and not just  show up just beause of the name Berghain has.... anyway one day, hopefully

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1 minute ago, JackTheTripper said:

Oh man, i heard so so much about how epic it was for some people. And althought i found it elitist at the begining, with who can and who cant go in.... i realised its  not so mch about status, rather people who are there to really dance and not just  show up just beause of the name Berghain has.... anyway one day, hopefully

It's a queer club in the first place and they want to keep it queer. If they see you are only going there to say you went to Berghain they won't let you in. Or when you look like a totally straight douche :rip: Britney Spears btw didn't got in :rip:

 

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9 minutes ago, VANTABLACK said:

I knew this would be about Berghain!

I really want to visit Berlin one day . Can one of u keep me :staymad:. I was just researching about this club last week . And apparently it's very hard to get in . There is even a website tutorial on how to get in :sharon:

I wanna go so bad , but I'm scared I'm going to travel like 7000km only to be turned away .

Don't listen to the tutorials, they suck big time 

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JackTheTripper
9 minutes ago, Simon said:

It's a queer club in the first place and they want to keep it queer. If they see you are only going there to say you went to Berghain they won't let you in. Or when you look like a totally straight douche :rip: Britney Spears btw didn't got in :rip:

 

Did you got in?

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MonsterJC

Lol I knew this was about Berghain before seeing the topic...:poot:

Also does this include Lab.Oratory too ?!?!?! :spin: What a cultural club :awkney:

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The Fame Joanne

Never tried to get in there. There is a different technoclub I visit often. It's basically as famous as the Berghain among Berliners. Also mostly gay and lots of Drugs and Sex. Maybe I'll try Berghain someday

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