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When I posted the same thing about a year ago, some Goanetters took offence. The truth stares one in the face everyday in Goa. And it is not just the poor Brits. Ex-USSR beauties are in Goa..... with a hole in their pockets. They earn their living in Indian rupees....burning a hole in some one else's pockets. The tourist taxi drivers and the touts make a killing. The state's infrastructure bears the burden with local taxes. It cannot gain from the 'luxury tax'...these tourists do not live or eat in luxury establishments. What tax is there on a Rs.2/- pao or a Rs.10 loaf of sliced bread or a Rs.20 plate of fish curry rice?? Viva Goa. Miguel > From: "Goa's Pride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > This is a well known fact and the fact that the Union > Tourism Minister stated it might not have been in good > taste to those who are unaware of the facts on the > ground.Check the www.rediff.com archives as well as > www.goa-world.com/goa/ and www.goanews.com > You will find all the statements recorded there. > > Churchill Alemao on Goa Tourism: > "We can earn a lot of foreign exchange on it, > especially if we encourage upmarket tourism. What's > the use of getting masons and carpenters by charter > flights?" > > AlmeidaG(ji) > Goan Voices UKnow ......................................... > I find it difficult to believe that the Union tourism > minister would make such a comment about UK tourists > who travel to Goa with their butlers, chefs and cooks. > Full text at: > http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=474 > Eddie Fernandes > _________
