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Indian Hotels MD flags high taxes for hospitality sector
Financial Express Bengaluru
|May 31, 2025
INDIA HOLDS IMMENSE potential to attract foreign tourists, but it is lagging severely, Indian Hotels Company Limited MD and CEO Puneet Chhatwal said on Friday, asserting that high tax rates were a key impediment in creating global brands for the country's hospitality sector.
He also sought an "additional push" while referring to the "infrastructure" status accorded to 50 tourist destinations in this year's Budget and reiterated the long-standing demand for an "industry" status.
This story is from the May 31, 2025 edition of Financial Express Bengaluru.
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