Re: [Goanet] (Goanet) Entry tax on visitors
Message: 7 On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 , patricia pereira patric12pere...@hotmail.com wrote: Hello Desmond: I understand the need for more revenus, however, I don't think it's fair to impose it on visitors. I hope to be a visitor soon and will be paying for a visa and other items. All the money I spend in Goa will be revenue. I doubt though it would be used by the government for road improvements etc. I am amused by your suggestion. I hope you are amused by mine. Best Wishes Patricia COMMENT: Patricia, I understand your point and rather than being amused, it is good that we can have a civil discussion. My suggestion is an attempt to impose some controls on the people flocking to Goa. Any rule is bound to affect someone or other. If I visit Belgaum, like many Goans do for weekend getaways, I too will have to pay an entry tax there. Would you, as a Goan, consider an entry tax a worthwhile sacrifice if it prevents undesirable hordes pouring in unchecked from all over? During Christmas and New Year and especially during the Sunburn nonsense, there were massive traffic jams all over and in many places esp in North Goa, locals were forced to remain confined to their homes. Goa is being swamped by outsiders and we are slowly becoming a minority in our own land. Special status for Goa too seems but a dream at this juncture, an empty promise by opportunistic politicians. Or can you suggest any viable alternatives? --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Entry tax on visitors
Today's newspapers mention how Belgaum has imposed an entry tax on all visitors to Belgaum. We too should have the same in Goa. This will earn much needed revenue for the government to improve its infrastructure (like the present pot-holed roads, etc.) and also keep a check on all the hordes pouring in to Goa. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Entry tax on visitors
Hello Desmond: I understand the need for more revenus, however, I don't think it's fair to impose it on visitors. I hope to be a visitor soon and will be paying for a visa and other items. All the money I spend in Goa will be revenue. I doubt though it would be used by the government for road improvements etc. I am amused by your suggestion. I hope you are amused by mine. Best Wishes Patricia Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:57:49 +1100 From: ddmo...@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Entry tax on visitors Today's newspapers mention how Belgaum has imposed an entry tax on all visitors to Belgaum. We too should have the same in Goa. This will earn much needed revenue for the government to improve its infrastructure (like the present pot-holed roads, etc.) and also keep a check on all the hordes pouring in to Goa. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
