Travel & Hospitality Body Requests Government For Waivers To Revive Tourism In India:

 

Travel & Hospitality Body Requests Government For  

Waivers To Revive Tourism In India:

A Travel, Hospitality and F&B collective by Entrepreneur’s Organisation (EO) 

has requested the government to provide GST waivers among other 

demands to revive tourism in India. In a Nine-Points Demand Letter, 

the body shall be requesting the government for immediate survival measures

to prevent mass bankruptcy and crores of unprecedented layoffs in the  

hospitality and travel sector that normally contributes to almost 10% National 

GDP, due to the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Drafted in consultation with top industry leaders, the letter requests 

an immediate rebate to save over half a million crore tourism industry

 and over 13 crore job losses associated directly and indirectly with the industry. 

 

The following are the demands presented by the Travel & Hospitality 

collective to the government for consideration:

• Deferment of all statutory liabilities for a period of 12 months.

• Deferment of Loan EMI for the period of 12 months 

  and restructuring of the loan.

• Waiving the property taxes for the financial year 2020-21.

• Grant/Permit to use the GST collected for a period of 12 months.

• Subsidies employment for 3 months by government contribution

  per employee of 50% of the salary.

• To restructure and give a discount on taxes applicable

   to the customer for a period of 1 year that they will have some comfort.

• To reduce the Visa cost to 50% and allow for Visa on arrival.

• To consider restructuring the MSME act towards the hotel 

  business to achieve the advantage of the 20lakh crores

  package as announced recently.

• To give waiver in MSEDCL/Power bill for over a period of

  three months and later to think about a discount in 

  tariff for a year period.

   

  Since the lockdown, the Travel, Hospitality, and F&B body of

  Entrepreneur's Organisation India are been requesting for Tourism 

  Aid & Restructuring Package (TARP) with various government 

  authorities including the Tourism Minister, Chief Ministers of all the States,

  Tourism Secretaries, and CEO of NITI Ayog. 

  
  

  The organization has also released a moving video titled ‘TheHospitality 

  Needs’ requesting the government’s attention to the issue of the 

  troubles in the tourism industry.

  The video can be watched here: ​​The Hospitality Needs.

  
   

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