KURSEONG, 1 JULY: For the Hills people who had long been in a dilemma
over their unpaid taxes accumulating since the past three years due to
the non-cooperation movement against the government, the decision of
settlement of tax has come as a huge relief.
The GJMM assistant secretary, Mr Binay Tamang said all the various taxes which have not been paid so far will be settled when the three parties sit for the next tri-partite talks to sign the papers for a new autonomous authority and once it is signed taxes will be paid henceforth. He added that all the unpaid taxes during the period of the non-cooperation agitation will not be paid. Mr Gurung had also earlier declared that all forms of taxes must be exempted by the government if a settlement is reached. He also demanded that all court cases be dropped which had been filed during the GJMM-led Gorkhaland agitation.
Notably during the agitation, the GJMM had started a non-cooperation movement against the government from April 2008 and electricity, vehicle, telephone, internet tax and other taxes started to be unpaid by the general public which has now reached into crores of rupees.
Presently the Hills people's main fears and anxieties are whether they will have to bear the burden of paying the accumulated taxes which would be very hard for many like electricity tax, telephone tax, internet tax and vehicle tax. sns
The GJMM assistant secretary, Mr Binay Tamang said all the various taxes which have not been paid so far will be settled when the three parties sit for the next tri-partite talks to sign the papers for a new autonomous authority and once it is signed taxes will be paid henceforth. He added that all the unpaid taxes during the period of the non-cooperation agitation will not be paid. Mr Gurung had also earlier declared that all forms of taxes must be exempted by the government if a settlement is reached. He also demanded that all court cases be dropped which had been filed during the GJMM-led Gorkhaland agitation.
Notably during the agitation, the GJMM had started a non-cooperation movement against the government from April 2008 and electricity, vehicle, telephone, internet tax and other taxes started to be unpaid by the general public which has now reached into crores of rupees.
Presently the Hills people's main fears and anxieties are whether they will have to bear the burden of paying the accumulated taxes which would be very hard for many like electricity tax, telephone tax, internet tax and vehicle tax. sns
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