# Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ##########################################################################
Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
"It cannot gain from the 'luxury tax'...these tourists do not live or eat in luxury establishments."
I do not understand this concept of a "luxury tax". I do not hear of this elsewhere in the world. Is it still valid in the India of today?
Can the market system itself not drive this? If "Rs.2/- pao or a Rs.10 loaf of sliced bread or a Rs.20
plate of fish curry rice??" cannot benefit the sellers then is there not something wrong with the prices being charged?
If you want a two tier system - one for locals and one for foreigners - then this should be applied across the board. Why selected items only?
Look at the local air fares. Most Indians flying locally today can afford to pay what foreigners are being charged - probably more. So should there be a two-tier system here?
The state should create facilities and infrastructutre to attract high end tourists so they do not go to buy "Rs.2/- pao or a Rs.10 loaf of sliced bread or a Rs.20 plate of fish curry rice". Do not blame the tourists.
A two-tier system: A sure-fire way to drive all tourists away.
Tim de Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] CANADA
