Goa loses over Rs 10 crore in revenue as BJP Govt goes easy on Sunburn, Supersonic, says LOGG Goa
Goa loses over Rs 10 crore in revenue as BJP Govt goes easy on Sunburn, Supersonic, says LOGG Goa Monday, January 20, 2014 : Panaji – Goa: “ The State of Goa has lost over Rs 10 crore in additional revenue that could have been collected from music festivals like Sunburn and Supersonic and others held in the month of December 2013, had the government machinery been more vigilant and proactive in tax collection,” said Wilfred Dsouza, spokesperson for LOGG Goa. According LOGG Goa (Lack of Good Governance in Goa) estimates, Sunburn organizers Percept Ltd had started selling passes online on various websites and portals about six months in advance for the December event. The selling of passes continued even though the government had not confirmed the event and permissions for the same were not procured. At the last minute, the government through a notification imposed and hiked the entertainment tax to 25 per cent, after which Sunburn suddenly dropped its estimates of ...