Panaji:
The government has finally given in to the demand of the casino operators to waive off the fees for the lockdown period when the casinos were shut.
The state government issued a notification asking the operators to pay annual recurring fees on monthly pro data basis.
“The annual recurring fees for the financial year 2020-2021 shall be calculated on monthly pro data basis and the payment thereof in respect of the month of November, 2020 upto March, 2021 shall be made on or before the 5th day of such respective month. The schedule of payment of the unpaid annual recurring fees in respect of the month of April, 2020 upto October, 2020 shall be as specified by the Government by an order published in the Official Gazette,” the notification by Home dept says.
The Government has kept the annual recurring fees unchanged.