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Friday, November 20, 2009

A VERY INTERESTING INPUT ON ROAD TAX/TOLL TAX..............

 DEAR READERS,

WATCHOUT AS YOU TRAVEL TO ORISSA/WB. IT WAS TOLD TO ME BY MY FRIENDS AND THEN I FOUND SIMILAR INFORMATION ON A SITE. THE ENTIRE STORY IS APPENDED BELOW:-

" It isn't as easy. We have never faced such extortion in the past. But this time the officer at the checkpost was quite naive about his interpretation of the circular. If you look at it carefully, in Indrajits post, it desn't make it mandatory to collect taxes from vehicles entering the state. I pointed out the content to him. He indicated we either pay or not cross the checkpost into Orissa. He himself suggested that we find out from the Orissa Motor Vehicles dept.

Even if we file a RTI, they will come back saying it is not mandatory for vehicles entering on temporary basis. The officer will also be given a clean chit on grounds of the fact that it was a voluntary payment from us.

His motivation is that, he gets to show higher tax collection on his quota.

The very fact that the option of volunteering was a forced one, does not count.



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Originally Posted by indrajits View Post
Recently while travelling from Kolkata to Puri on 23rd December, we were forced to pay Rs 1050 as Motor Vehicles tax at the Orissa border for the Scorpio LX. Is this tax legal? Will our government do something about it? On questioning the authorities we were shown these 2 notices. Can anyone clarify and react to this, and what should be the course of action to repeal this permanently.Attachment 86957

Attachment 86958

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Originally Posted by senindra View Post
I did not do any questioning. There was a huge que and I was happy to pay and drive off asap.
I was not happy to pay and drive. I had almost put up a resistance, thinking other vehicle owners would join me. But they too were okay with paying and driving. While we were at the checkpost at least five other vehicles paid the tax and went ahead. In the end he just remarked politely "everybody is paying, see, know the rules first before you venture out to drive".

The big question is till what extent will we continue to be happy. Our "getaway" was more valuable than the money value, but at the cost of what?

Infact a truck driver, upon asking later that day, said "Sau rupiya deta aur nikal jaata saab"

Was he smarter than us?

I just wish that this is not just a beginning of deeper things to come."

I HAVE ALSO COME ACROSS REPORTED EXPERIENCES OF MANY WHERE THE TRUCKS CARRYING FAUJI"S HOUSE HOLD GOODS WITH SUITABLE TOLL/OTHER TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES  WERE STOPPED AND FORCED TO PAY , BY PRIVATE AGENCIES MANNING THESE POINTS. THE WORST WAS THE HELP LINE NUMBER FOR THAT PATICULAR TOLL POST WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL. FOR EXAMPLE : ASANSOL(WB).

THOUGH ONE CAN FIGHT BACK WITH CHITS THAT THEY GIVE AND CLAIM IT BACK WITH FINE, BUT IS THIS PROCESS PRACTICALLY VIABLE????

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