Guzzo ready for war against Netflix

Vincenzo Guzzo, Cinemas Guzzo

Francis Halin

Thursday, 5 October 2017 18:13

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Thursday, 5 October 2017 21:20

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The owner of Cinemas Guzzo, Vincenzo Guzzo, wants to launch a vast campaign in cinemas to denounce the decision by Ottawa not to taxing Netflix, he told on the sidelines of the conference, e-commerce, Thursday.

“I would like to make a 30-second spot and pass on my screens to make it clear to our movie-goers that it is sickening and a disgrace that we are subject to the full criteria, but not Netflix “, has launched Vincenzo Guzzo, executive vice-president of Cinemas Guzzo.

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According to him, the response of the minister Mélanie Joly, who has chosen not to tax Netflix to not penalize consumers do not take the road. Mr. Guzzo even goes so far as to say that this decision by the liberal government could make him lose power.

“If there is not a change in the attitude of the Trudeau government, the history with Netflix, and the one with the SMES are able to bring down the government in the next elections,” says one who is also the president of the Association of owners of cinemas of Quebec.

Mr. Guzzo’s displeasure is most ardent. He describes the liberal team of irresponsible. For him, the gestures of the last few days prove that she suffers from a lack of seriousness.

For the owner of the more than 140 rooms of cinema, the history of Netflix shows that the Trudeau government gives ” rights to international companies that create zero-spin-off tax “.

Vincenzo Guzzo adds, moreover, that he would never think to ask for a leave of taxes to the american authorities to do business there. He did not understand the vision of Mélanie Joly. He also wants to have announced the death of the traditional cinema hall.

Quebec should be an inspiration of France, which has asked Netflix to pay a tax on their activities, said Mr. Guzzo.

“You have to stop being the little cousin with a large inferiority complex, and like France,” says-t it.

Cinemas Guzzo could otherwise be used to launch them also in the distribution of films in line to face the competition one day. If this project saw the day, he says, he would focus first on movies american rather than quebec.