http://www.navhindtimes.in/opinion/letters-editor-156
Real Estate Tax MANY European countries have speculative taxes on real estate, which aims to restrict capitalistic speculators, from creating excessive and un-necessary demand for real estate. I hope we all appreciate that excessive real estate development has severe negative implications for the environment and contributes significantly to global warming. I suggest that these types of taxes should be imposed in Goa on all non-Goans, purchasing real estate or land here. These taxes can be further increased significantly on any additional real estate/land purchase. The small state of Goa particularly needs urgent curbs on un-necessary real estate and land sales favouring non-Goans, given the rapid destruction/contamination of its land, water and environment, with other negative implications like rapid reduction in Goan demographics/identity, influx of un-necessary migrant labour for construction etc. This was suggested to the Chief Minister in December 2008 by an NRI delegation that I was part of and I have also suggested the same to PWD Minister, Mr Churchill Alemao during his recent visit to the UAE, in June this year. Hoping for positive action on the same. ARWIN MESQUITA, UAE -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. For the Love of Konkani: http://www.radiogoa.net/ 6. Goa's Identity Movement website: http://www.goamag.net/gim 7. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 8. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/