SRT introduced to include untapped vehicles into tax regime
Shimla, Nov 2
Spl Road Tax was notified by the state government with an objective to simplify the system as well as bring untapped commercial vehicles under the regime, stated Director Transport Anupam Kashyap.
Noteworthy that with this move of the state is expected to recover more revenues from the untapped operation also. “Like the tax on goods carrying vehicles i.e multiaxle Trucks and trolleys, etc added Kashyap. ” Earlier such vehicles which normally ply in industrial areas, were paying no tax to State. Now even they have to pay a per annum charge.
Talking about Contract carriage tourist vehicles he said that earlier the tax for Contract carriage with All India Tax Permit Rule (AITPR ) 2023 was fixed at the rate of Rs 3000/- per day has now been brought down to 1500/- per day.
Similarly, tax per week for such vehicles with 23 and above seats, has been brought down to 6000/- per week. Earlier the same was 15000/-, which was too high and would have affected the pockets of transporters or the passengers.
So now if one evaluates the weekly tax, it would amount to barely Rs 43.478 rupee per person per day (taking a case of a 23 seater bus) escalation to the transporters pocket, he explained.
He added that this improvised tax regime was introduced to simplify the system and to bring untapped tax payers under the ambit. Giving an example, he added that number of vehicles are plying in the state small towns and villages which are being used to drop children to school or ferry passenger from one place to another. Such vehicles may or may not be commercial in nature. Now even those have been covered under the new notification, he stated.
Simplifying their business, now a per annum per seat basis tax has been introduced.” Pay tax on time and do the business free of mind,” he stated.
When the government re-reviewed the earlier notification on road tax for commercial vehicles in July it was found that certain taxes were escalated too high,” he informed.
Now the same has been revised and has been heavily discount upto 70 percent, he stated.
Responding to recent objection raised by the Tricity Tempo travellers’ association in Chandigarh he said that the State government has already considered their demand as notification was issued yesterday. The state government has decided to reduce the SRT by amending tax rate in various segments of goods and passengers carriers.
The Tempo Traveller union, representing over two lakh stakeholders had raised apprehension on the tax in a media communique on Wednesday.
Also read: Tricity tempo traveler union threatens strike over H.Ps amended entry tax
Pertinent to mention that no official defended the protest against the SRT, as the tempo union has claimed that State government exceeded the authority and contradicted the All India Tax and Permit regime.
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