[Goanet]Re: Perks (TOI)

2005-04-28 Thread Philip Thomas
Headline: "CSD may have to live with VAT hangover" [TOI, Apr 28] Excerpt: < In Delhi ..prices have gone up by 10 to 15% on different items with liquor prices showng the sharpest hike of 20% ... Officers and jawans . remain furious that the government has altered their sevice conditions [perks]sudd

[Goanet]Re: Perks

2005-04-09 Thread Philip Thomas
Recently in connection with the implementation of VAT in the country, there was a controversy about the 4-12% rise in prices in military canteens. In Times of India (TOI) April 8 there was a Times View /Counter View column about this. In the Times View it is necessary for the sake of the country's

[Goanet]Re: perks

2005-03-30 Thread gilbert menezes
time in that lovely country. No more from me about this dreary subject, which you know so little about.. regards, Gilbert. > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:10:43 +1000 (EST) > From: Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: perks > To: go

Re: [Goanet]Re: perks

2005-03-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- gilbert menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The issue was about *the civilians paying for the > military through > payment of taxes* which you had mentioned earlier. > Im afraid that > your payment of some minor local state taxes has got > nothing to do > with the upkeep of the military. If y

[Goanet]Re: perks

2005-03-29 Thread gilbert menezes
The issue was about *the civilians paying for the military through payment of taxes* which you had mentioned earlier. Im afraid that your payment of some minor local state taxes has got nothing to do with the upkeep of the military. If you have also contribited to Goa charities, Bravo!, but that h

[Goanet]Re: perks

2005-03-24 Thread gilbert menezes
This is a good example of uninformed, uncalled for, and smartass comments designed to malign the Armed Forces. Somebody on this forum had earlier asked whether you were losing your faculties. If you continue in this vein, I may seriously begin to believe so. Whatever our men in uniform get, in the

[Goanet]Re: perks

2005-03-19 Thread gilbert menezes
Phillip, would you like to spell out clearly what you intend to say. Such pathetic innuendo doesnt serve any purpose. regards, Gilbert Menezes > Message: 12 > From: "Philip Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 09:58:19 +0530 > Subject: [Goanet]Vested Interests? > Reply-To