Naga UG tax issue crops up again
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Dimapur, February 04 2014:
Action Committee Against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) has reaffirmed to stand by its October 31, 2013 resolutions on underground tax.
ACAUT's latest statement came after some businessmen in Dimapur market revealed that a Naga militant outfit had served monetary demand letters to them few days ago.
ACAUT held a meeting on February 1 after Business Association of Nagas (BAN) received complaints from its members about the Naga militant outfit's extortion notes.
ACAUT has asked business community in Dimapur not to pay any 'tax' to underground organisations unless its demand for "One Government One Taxation" is achieved.
On October 31 last year, Action Committee Against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) under the umbrella of "People's Power", a 3-point resolution was passed during during the rally.
The first resolution was that the Naga public recognizes "One Government One Taxation" only and the Naga public decided to pay only one tax to one entity.
This also means that as long as factionalism exists, the Naga public shall not pay tax.
The second resolution has been that the Naga public re-affirms its support for Naga movement and strongly urges the Government of India to settle the Indo-Naga imbroglio at the earliest while the third and the final resolution says the Government of Nagaland should constitute a high powered committee to study the whole gamut of unabated taxations and illegal collections involving the NPGs and government agencies/departments.
The committee shall consist of atleast five members headed by a retired judge of the Supreme Court or High Court with atleast two members from the ACAUT.
It can be mentioned here that ACAUT was formed early 2013 to check the rampant imposition of illegal tax on the people especially the business community by various organisations particularly the Naga underground outfits.