It is very different. A specific subsidy/promotion is very different from a broad punitive tax. I've a lot of friends who are professional DJs and musicologist

It is very different. A specific subsidy/promotion is very different from a broad punitive tax. I've a lot of friends who are professional DJs and musicologists/music historians. The reality is that most people will listen whatever is a hit on the radio, TV, or Spotify, which means that any underground cultural scene that wants to make it big has to appeal to the big US/UK/EU markets. If you want a thriving local music scene that doesn't just copy whatever gets played in London/Berlin/LA you have to do these sorts of things.