Press Release dt 8th June 2008

PRESS RELEASE Dt 8th June 2008


The Association of Old businessmen of Sikkim submitted a memorandum to the office of the Hon’ble Chief Minister on 6th June 2008, urging him to kindly recommend their case to the Union Government to include old businessmen of Sikkim for exemption from Central Income tax.

The Association congratulates the Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr Pawan Chamling for having so effectively met the aspirations of the Sikkimese people in achieving to get the long pending demand of exemption from Central Income Tax to Sikkim Subject Holders, fulfilled.

Earlier on 10th April 2008, a delegation of old businessmen had called on Hon’ble Chief Minister at his official residence at Mintokgang and drawn his kind attention to the request of the old businessmen for not letting them be isolated from their Sikkimese brethren with whom they have lived harmoniously for generations, in the matter of Central Income Tax.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister has time and again appreciated and acknowledged the old businessmen of Sikkim as the pillars of economic development and assured them equal treatment with all Sikkimese people .

The Association is grateful to Hon’ble Chief Minister for his assurance on State Day the 16th May 2008 at Chintan Bhawan wherein he deliberated upon the necessity of providing equal treatment to old businessmen by way of declaration of a cut off year and by requesting the Union Government to include them also in the exemption from Central Income Tax .

The Association of old businessmen of Sikkim humbly request the Hon’ble Chief Minister to give strength to their cause by bringing a suitable resolution to this effect in the current session of Sikkim Legislative Assembly..


( S.K.Sarda)
Convenor
Association of Old Businessmen of Sikkim.