DIMAPUR:
Taking cognisance of the unfair tax imposed on the public and business community by the Naga Political Groups (NPGs), the Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI) has questioned the state government on actions have taken to protect them from such an unjust tax system.
The apex trade body of the state reiterated that it had already made its position clear to the government that such unjustified taxation has made Nagaland the most unfriendly business destination in the country.
“Innovating and scheming to extract money and exploit the business community and consumers by coining different taxation terms by various NPGs in the name of legitimate rights for Naga national movement had become a full-time job, staining and denting the noblest and honourable movement of the Naga people,” the CNCCI said in a statement issued, on April 28.
The CNCCI pointed out that today, the age-old taxes such as house tax, ration tax, yearly tax, godown tax, transport tax and item tax, among others, aren’t enough to “quench the thirst and greed of many leaders of the Naga national movement”.
It said never in their imagination that the business community and public thought that the NPGs and their leaders would “stoop so low” to come up with “mistiri tax” and “jugali tax”.
Questioning the justification of such taxes, the CNCCI said, “This is an incomprehensible embarrassment to the Naga national movement”, adding that this is nothing “but selfishness and greed to keep minting money”.
The CNCCI urged the NPGs and their leaders involved in collecting such “disgraceful tax in the name of the Naga movement” to reason and speak to their conscience and immediately do away with them.