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Goods dealers have also been brought under the ambit of the notification and have been asked to submit details of items they have procured.
Under Section 6H of the Goa Entertainment Tax Act, 1964, the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes has directed, “all the casino operators shall submit their detailed daily turnover statement of the previous day by 11 am the following day till February 5, 2017.”
For the purpose of receiving these reports, the office has cleared that it will be working on Saturday and Sunday, as well as public holidays. Commissioner (Commercial Taxes), Dipak M Bandekar, also said all casino operators will have to submit details of card swiping machines including serial number of the machine, bank account number, bank name and address.
Additionally, the Chief Electoral Office (CEO) held a joint meeting with casino operators and the commercial tax department and informed them of increased surveillance of the casinos through special squads. “We have asked each casino to submit to us the upper limit of dealing, which most have said is Rs 50,000. Based on this we will be conducting random checks on persons checking in and out of the casino. This is being done to deal with the perception that there is cash flowing through casinos,” said Chief Electoral Officer Kunal.
Bandekar also said goods like two-wheelers, televisions, mobile phones, computers, laptops and house appliances were also likely to be imported from other States by evading tax to distribute as freebies to induce the voters.
“Therefore, it is directed that all the dealers dealing in above goods shall submit advance details of consignments which are to be imported till February 2, 2017, to commercial tax officers of concerned jurisdiction,” he said. Vehicle entering without prior intimation will be detained and action taken, he added.
At the end of the day, the CEO Kunal also revealed that over 7,470 litres of alcohol worth a total of over Rs 5 lakh had been seized as part of increased surveillance on movement of money, alcohol
and gifts.
