Hoteliers’ Call To Extend GO 131 To Non-classified Hotels Operating Bar, Restaurant
A delegation of the hotels and restaurants association led by its president P Ravi Kumar met excise principal secretary Mukesh Meena at the secretariat here on Wednesday
Vijayawada: Hoteliers have urged the government to extend the provisions of GO 131 to non-classified hotels that operate bar and restaurant facilities in the state.
A delegation of the hotels and restaurants association led by its president P Ravi Kumar met excise principal secretary Mukesh Meena at the secretariat here on Wednesday.
They explained to Meena that the GO would be benefiting only hotels of 3-Star and above ratings. Many non-classified hotels also offer the same volume of business, service quality and facilities, were not getting such benefits.
The delegation said that their non-classified hotels employed thousands of persons and engaged several lakhs of customers annually in addition to contributing significantly to the state’s tax revenues.
They proposed extension of the Rs 25 lakh annual licence fee structure, currently applicable to the 3-Star hotels, to their establishments too. They also sought automatic renewal or exemption from the lottery system.
The delegation maintained that such a measure would be of immense help to promote tourism, hospitality and ecosystem, protect thousands of jobs and enhance tax revenues mainly to benefit middle and upper middle income class customers.
