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CNCCI, ACAUT welcome banning of tax on GST items

Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI) and Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) have welcomed the state government’s decision to cease collection of any kind of taxes/fees on items/goods that comes under the Goods & Services Tax (GST) regime by all the municipal and town councils across the state.

CNCCI expressed its firm belief that removing all such collections will help the business community and benefit the consumers to a large extent. According to CNCCI, “a responsive government”, which understood the ground reality, would definitely improve the business environment and lead to a better economic development of the state.

CNCCI claimed that the decision of the government came after it had submitted a representation to chief secretary demanding immediate removal of ULBs tax/collection/fees on GST items. It said the government under the chairmanship of deputy chief minister Y Patton met on September 13, 2021 and decided to stop tax/collection on GST items. CNCCI said the government intimated it on September 14, 2021.

CNCCI expressed gratitude to deputy CM Y. Patton, advisor urban development Dr. Nicky Kire, chief secretary, DGP, addl. chief secretary and finance commissioner, principal secretary urban development, home commissioner and other senior officers. 

CNCCI has directed district chamber of commerce and industry in all the 12 districts to ensure that the ban on tax and collection “should be reflected on the market”. DCCIs have also been directed be take immediate steps to ensure that consumers benefited from the ban on GST items.

ACAUT: Lauding the government’s decision, ACAUT appealed to all business owners, especially those dealing with GST items to “proportionately” bring down the prices.

ACAUT said that “this gesture” would be a great relief to the general public “stretched and strained” by Covid-19 pandemic.

It also mentioned that Tia Longchar from ACAUT, Vekhosayi Nyekha from Public Action Committee and Akum Jamir from Business Association of Nagas had filed a PIL, which was pending before the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench.

It said a number of hearings were conducted and recently commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax, Dimapur was also impleaded as one of the respondents in the case. ACAUT said commissioner also filed his affidavit in response to the petition.

Meanwhile, ACAUT has expressed gratitude to advocate Neiteo Koza, who it said “consented to fight this important PIL for the welfare of the citizens.”

Transporter alleges tax still collected; DMC clarifies
Meanwhile, a transporter on Wednesday alleged that even after the Municipal Affairs Department had directed the urban local bodies to immediately stop collection of taxes/fees on goods/items covered under the GST, the same was still continuing at some toll gates.
The transporter, who did not wish to be named, claimed that they had to pay Rs. 550 per truck to DMC, adding that Rs. 50 was for entry fee of truck. The transporter said that when it was pointed out that collection of taxes/fees against GST goods were banned, the tax collector had told them that they were yet to receive the official notification/directive from the department.
DMC clarifies: DMC administrator, Albert Ezung clarified that DMC was not collecting any taxes/fees against goods covered under GST. He said DMC would be collecting only the vehicle entry fee and those items that are not covered under the GST regime. 
Ezung further said that whatever money DMC is collecting, was based on the government notification, Municipal Act.

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