> Eddie Fernandes <[email protected]>: > The Government has acted on the concerns of British nationals about the > purchase of property in Goa. > We have made clear to the state authorities in Goa that we would be > extremely concerned if there were to be any question of property acquired > legally by British nationals being expropriated through the retrospective > application of any new legislation.
Hi Eddie Again you have written "property acquired legally by British nationals" as if the LEGAL part is a given. You did not address my prior questions regarding these transactions: 1. Were any bribes paid in these transactions which make it ILLEGAL. 2. Were residency requirements met or circumvented which is ILLEGAL. 3. Were foreign currency regulations followed or laws violated which makes it ILLEGAL. 4. Were shell companies set up in violation of local laws which makes it ILLEGAL. So how many of these supposedly "legal" transactions were LEGAL? I fail to see why you are blanket defending these transactions as Goan real estate agents in connivance with British nations have a reputation of violating real-estate laws in Goa. In fact some of them sell ONLY to British nationals. I know of one rich Goan couple from Bombay who were refused a purchase in Goa. Goans treated as second-class in Goa!! So unless you are concerned about a personal transaction or some real-estate advertiser on GOAN VOICE-UK is threatening to withold advertising revenue if you do not support them, I fail to see why you support these transactions as if ALL were legal. Knowing how things operate in Goa I would be amazed if 100% of these transactions are "legal". Regards, George
