Goa may not benefit from uniform tax policy
12 January 2000 17:52 ISTRather than benefiting, Goa may lose revenue on the count of the uniform sales tax policy in spite of the fact that the existing tax structure is much below average in the tourist state here.The ... READ
Goa's VDIS for local tax evaders
11 January 2000 17:52 ISTIn an attempt to mop up revenue by plugging leakages, the Goa government has floated a scheme similar to VDIS for the payment of local sales tax, luxury tax and entertainment tax.While fixing a deadline ... READ
Sardinha exploits BJP tie-up for central aid
10 December 1999 17:53 ISTTo pull the tourist state out from the debt trap, chief minister Francisco Sardinha is now relying more upon the central leaders of his coalition partners – the Bharatiya Janata Party.Pulling down the erstwhile Congress ... READ
Why Goan economy is in shambles ?
07 December 1999 17:54 ISTTotal collapse of political stability, development without a foresight or plans and high spending without matching it with revenue generation measures are the internal factors whereas total absence of merits and performance as a criteria ... READ
Sardinha allows ST holiday till March 2000
06 December 1999 11:41 ISTIn a major step to reverse the cabinet decision of his predecessor, chief minister Francisco Sardinha has announced that the sales tax exemption for the new industries would remain in force up to March 2000.The ... READ
ST exemption withdrawal kept in abeyance, at last
26 October 1999 11:43 ISTPutting an end to the controversy which had made the whole Goan industry hostile towards the Congress government, the decision to withdraw sales tax exemption has been now kept in abeyance till the year end.Chief ... READ
Partial withdrawal of Sales Tax exemption :
08 October 1999 11:44 ISTBy Luizinho Faleiro, Chief MinisterCirculated to the media on 5 October 1999 1. The state of Goa has the best social indicators in the country like high literacy, Low birth rate, low mortality, better nutrition. ... READ
I don't care if I lose my position : Faleiro
05 October 1999 11:45 IST"I don't care even if I lose my position as the chief minister, but I will not bow down before the pressure from the business groups", says chief minister Luizinho Faleiro while disclosing his intention ... READ
Faleiro takes major steps to mop up revenue
29 September 1999 11:45 ISTIn an attempt to fill the empty coffers of Goa, the Luizinho Faleiro government today took major steps, including cutting down the 28-year old blanket sales tax holiday to the industries to half of its ... READ
Goa plans a white paper on eco-health
08 July 1999 11:46 ISTCaught up in a deep debt trap, Goa is now planning to come out with a white paper on financial condition of the tourist state and take all sorts of remedial measures to improve its ... READ
