Only 2946 shops registered in state
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 11 2011:
Only 2946 shops and business establishments across the state are registered with the Department of Taxation under Manipur Value Added Tax Act, 2004 .
According to an official source, by the end of the December, 2010, out of 5132 shops and business establishments registered with the Taxation Department, only 1946 pay VAT while 2186 pay CCT.
The break-up of number of registered shops is, Thangal Bazar (Zone-1) -169, Paona Bazat (Zone-2)-201, MG Avenue (Zone-3)-142, Khoyathong (Zone-4)-186, Thangal Bazar (Zone-5)-211, BT Road (Zone-6)-109, MG Avenue (Zone-7)-191, Imphal East (Zone-8)-366, Churachandpur-Bishnupur (Zone-9)-101 and Imphal West (Zone headquarter)-1271 .
From these establishments, taxation department collected a tax to the tune of Rs 26 crores approximately.