----------------------------------------------------------------------- Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service & circulated by Goa Civic & Consumer Action Network (GOA CAN)<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cable operators can't get away from paying tax: CM -------------------------------------------------------------------
The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, has said the government will not allow any cable or head end operator to escape from payment of entertainment tax and that dues will be recovered from them who have not paid the tax with penal interest. Mr Parrikar told The Navhind Times that all those who have to pay taxes always demanded reliefs from the government and that the government would consider the request on merits and sort out the problems if there were any, but this did not mean that they can escape from paying the tax. Replying to a query on the claim of the Goa Cable TV Headed/Network Owners' Association that it was in the process of reviewing the entertainment tax, he said that no third party could speak on behalf of government and if such a proposal was there the government would issue necessary direction by itself. He said the government would take all aspects into consideration in settling any grievances that the cable operators might have but no one would be allowed to escape payment of tax. He also said the cable operators can fight for their grievances but cannot avoid payment of taxes. Meanwhile, sources in the entertainment tax department have said that even the notification issued by the government stated that all those who provide signals by co-axial cable or optic fibre cable to the subscribers from a central system called head-end also need to pay the tax for the connection provided by them to subscribers directly. Besides, the sources said, the link operators who supply signals to the subscribers have to either pay the entertainment tax for the connections they have provided either by themselves or through the head end operators from whom they get the signals. The sources further said the government would not levy taxes on both the head end operators as well as the link operators. The sources further said that there was no dispute as regards to payment of entertainment tax and there was no application from the cable operators pending before them seeking review of the entertainment tax or mode of payment. They also said the only dispute as regards to composition of tax, which was notified to be calculated at 75 per cent of the highest number of connections at any time during the previous year, was settled and the amount was to be calculated at 50 per cent of connections. ----------------------------------------- THE NAVHIND TIMES 18/9/02 ----------------------------------------- ======================================= GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy ======================================= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead !
