Thanks Rose. Yes, I had seen that but it is only a mild distraction: 1. Jerusalem is not a country. 2. The proposal has not been implemented as far I am aware. 3. Jerusalem's proposal was for unoccupied property with overseas owners. Goa's proposal is for owners outside the State even when the property is occupied. 4. The scale of the charges is probably less than the $4,000 to $10,000 p.a.
In any case are you suggesting that the Goa proposal is justifiable? And do you have a magic wand to make it law? Back to the drawing board! Eddie ========================================================== -----Original Message----- From: Melvyn Fernandes [mailto:mel...@orange.net] Subject: NRI Goans and their rights in Goa (by Rose Fernandes) Dear Eddie When I read point 2. in your posting "As far as I am aware, no state in India or country in the world has such a law" I googled non-occupancy tax and saw the following article by David Lev dated 11 October 2011: "Absentee owner tax could slash Jerusalem rent prices". Not sure if it has been implemented now in Jerusalem or thrown out. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
