As per the information by Right to Information Act by city lawyer Aires Rodrigues taken from the Commissioner of State Tax, there was an expenditure of a staggering Rs 3.26 crore on the 37th GST council meeting.
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was also the part of the meeting and the complete delegates and dignitaries stayed at the 5-star hotel of the capital of Goa.
Approximately Rs 1.95 crore is to be paid to the local event management agency which arranged the 37th GST council meeting at the hotel while an enormous Rs 50 lakh bill has been generated upon the hiring of 200 taxis for the to-and-fro of ministers.
All the Finance Ministers of all states and Union Territories along with their aides were present for the meeting and this has amassed the huge bill for the state.
The city lawyer Aires Rodrigues detailed the complete RTI documents in which it was mentioned, “The five-star DoubleTree by Hilton hotel where the meet was held has cost Rs 50,69,600 which includes accommodation and meals for the delegates, including the hotel’s presidential suite which cost the taxpayer Rs 59,500 a night.”
“Rs 10,16,000 was has been towards food and beverage. The government spent a further Rs 30 lakh on those dignitaries who stayed in Cidade-de-Goa, another five-star resort located near Panaji.”
All the data was from the RTI and is genuine as per the lawyer mentioned.
Source: http://www.newindianexpress.com/
