Gujarat assembly passes four amendment bills moved by govt
July 02, 2014
Gandhinagar, 2 July, 2014
Gujarat Assembly on the second day of the budget session today passed four bills: Gujarat Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill-2014, Gujarat Court-Fees (Amendments) Bill-2014, Gujarat Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill-2014 and Gujarat Agricultural Universities (Amendment) Bill-2014.
Tabling the taxation laws amendment bill, finance minister Saurabh Patel said this amendment bill will give the government powers to recover dues from defaulter firms. Government will have the first right to collect dues from defaulter. The state government will be now treated as ‘a secured creditor’ for recovery of taxes under Gujarat Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, Gujarat Entertainment Tax Act, Gujarat Tax on Luxuries (Hotels and Lodging) Act, and Gujarat Tax on Entry of Specified Goods into Local Areas Act.
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