www.goa-world. com GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) >>http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ http://www.colaco.net/ >>http://www.live365.com/index.live >>Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday >>someone, somewhere learns a >>little.....________________________________________________________________________________ >> >>Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing >>Services >>Gulf NRIs cry foul over ban on duty-free TVs >>Wednesday, 21 August 2013 09:32 >>NRIs or non-resident Indians living in the Gulf region have criticised the >>Indian government's decision to impose a 35 per cent duty, besides other >>charges, on television sets being brought into the country. >> >>NRIs and other airline passengers could earlier carry one piece of flat TV >>(plasma/LED/LCD) for personal use, worth up to Rs. 35,000 as part of their >>baggage allowance, without incurring any customs duty on the same. >> >>This will no longer be the case from August 26 as India has issued a >>moratorium on the scheme. >> >>"Instead of imposing duty, government should introduce a scheme in which one >>can pay the duty free value by foreign currency and get household items >>delivered in India at export price," K V Shamsudheen, chairman of UAE-based >>Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust, said in an open letter addressed to Trade >>Minister Anand Sharma. >> >>An Indian IT professional working in Dubai said someone who carries a TV set >>to India must have remitted millions of rupees during the year. >> >>"NRIs should be allowed by the government to take such items as a matter of >>courtesy. After all, most Indians take such items to India only once in a >>while and they are almost always a gift for family and friends," he said. >> >>Source : N D T V >>( As also published at >>http://www.q8india.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13064:gulf-nris-cry-foul-over-ban-on-duty-free-tvs&catid=239:international-news >> )THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: HEATED GOLD BECOMES ORNAMENTS. BETTED COPPER >>BECOMES WIRES. DEPLETED STONE BECOMES STATUE. SO THE MORE PAIN YOU >>GET IN YOUR LIFE YOU BECOME MORE VALUABLE.
