Bodhgaya Block Foreign Guest House Tax Arrears Bodhgaya, 15 November (Dainik Jagran). There are a number of guest houses and restaurants run by foreign monasteries in the international tourist site of Bodhgaya. According to the Bihar and Orrisa Municipal act of 1922 the temple itself is not liable to tax but residential and restaurant areas are liable. In recent years a number of foreign guest houses have been in arrears. Actions have been begun against a number of guest houses in the Bodhgaya block. Four guest houses are more than two lakh rupees in arrears. A "body warrant" has been issued against one guest house.
[details include actions for tax arrears against the Bath Thai guest house (88,280), the Tibetan Guest House (43,150), Daikyo Guest House (34,644) and the International Guest House (44,714). Also owing tax are the Bhutan Restaurant (17,000), Burma Restaurant (28,000), Burmese Vihar (18,700) and Mahabodhi Society (6,200):-PGF]