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Bar owners set deadline for govt to save their business

With no positive signals coming from the government to bail out the beleaguered bar and liquor vendors, agitated bar owners on Tuesday set the government five-day deadline for resolving the issue by April 30 or else, they have threatened to hit the streets.


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Discontentment and  anxiety ran large on the faces of the bar owners from Margao and Fatorda  at a meeting of the bar owners held at the Rosary Church hall, Fatorda  on Tuesday with the beleaguered owners accusing the government for not  taking any positive steps to save the liquor business in the wake of the  Supreme court ban on liquor outlets within 500 meters of the National  and state highways.
Many suggested that the bar owners should enforce  a bandh by involving tourism stakeholders including shack owners,  tourist taxi operators, meat, chicken and fish vendors after the set  deadline.
The bar owners accused the government of a divide and rule  policy, saying that the 
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If municipalities can’t, who will collect Rs  55 cr?

Non-collection of various taxes by municipal bodies in the State has resulted in accumulation of outstanding tax arrears of 14 municipal bodies, including the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP), to nearly Rs 55 crore.

PADMAVATI PRABHU
Published Apr 26, 2017, 7:33 PM IST
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PANAJIHeading the list of outstanding arrears is CCP with nearly Rs 16 crore, followed by Mormugao Municipal Council with over Rs 15 crore and Margao Municipal Council over Rs 9.6 crore.The outstanding tax arrears comprise those receivable through house tax, professional/trade tax, advertising/signboards/hoarding tax, rent, IDC tax and sopo/market fees.The municipality with least outstanding tax arrears is Pernem Municipal Council at Rs 17 lakh.Nonetheless, as far as the…

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