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ลำดับตอนที่ #1 : India: Bihar state slaps 'luxury' tax on samosas
News : http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-35303194
Indian state
to tax 'luxury' samosas
The government in one of India's poorest states is to
tax samosas as a "luxury", it's been reported.
The
administration in India's northern Bihar state has included the humble snack on a list of
23 items that will be taxed at 13.5%, the NDTV news website reports. Among the other items on
the list, which was approved
in a state cabinet
meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, are mosquito repellent, cosmetics and
all sweets costing more than 500 rupees ($7.50; £5.20) per kilo. The extra revenue raised by the tax
will help fund development projects in the state, NDTV says.
Described
by Unicef and the World Bank as one of the country's poorest states, Bihar is
in the process of receiving a development package worth 1.65 trillion rupees
($24.7bn; £17bn) from the national government for projects including road,
rail, power, and gas supply, the Mumbai-based Economic Times reports.
But
as a demonstration
that the state government is not all about raising tax revenue, the same state
cabinet meeting decided to waive
entertainment tax on the forthcoming
Bollywood movie Chalk N Duster. The film is about two teachers working at a
Mumbai high school, and the Bihar cabinet says it supports its "strong
social message".
VOCABULARY
Humble
adjective
not proud or not believing that you are important:
poor or of a low social rank:
ordinary; not special or very important:
Approved
adjective
used to refer to something that is generally or officiallyaccepted as being correct or satisfactory:
Cabinet
noun
a smallgroup of the most important people in government, who advise the President or Prime Minister and make important decisions:
Repellent (mosquito repellent ือห่านฟ้าินยุนะเอ)
Repel
verb
(FORCE AWAY)
to force something or someone to move away or stopattacking you
(CAUSE STRONG DISLIKE)
People or things that repel you make you feel strongly that you do not want to be near, see, or think about them:
Revenue
noun
the income that a government or company receivesregularly:
Demonstration
noun
demonstration noun (SHOW)
the act of showing someone how to do something, or how something works:
Waive
verb
to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed:
Forthcoming
adjective (SOON)
happening soon
friendly and helpful, willing to give information or to talk:
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