https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=47743 AHAR contends that concurrent increases in excise duty, VAT and licence fees impose a layered financial burden on Maharashtra's hotels, bars and restaurants, threatening employment, ancillary vendors and recovery; the association demands immediate stakeholder consultation and a rollback of VAT. AHAR warns the tax model risks driving patrons to unregulated illegal outlets with public health and law enforcement consequences, undermining loan repayment capacity and bank asset quality, and eroding the state's tourism competitiveness, and urges reassessment of the tax framework. en-us Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:46:03 +0530 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=47743 AHAR contends that concurrent increases in excise duty, VAT and licence fees impose a layered financial burden on Maharashtra's hotels, bars and restaurants, threatening employment, ancillary vendors and recovery; the association demands immediate stakeholder consultation and a rollback of VAT. AHAR warns the tax model risks driving patrons to unregulated illegal outlets with public health and law enforcement consequences, undermining loan repayment capacity and bank asset quality, and eroding the state's tourism competitiveness, and urges reassessment of the tax framework. News - Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=47743