This story is from January 22, 2022

Noida restaurateurs seek excise fee waiver for all Covid curbs since March 2020

The Noida chapter of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has written to the excise commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, seeking relief for the industry that has been affected by a fresh round of restrictions because of the third wave of the pandemic.
Noida restaurateurs seek excise fee waiver for all Covid curbs since March 2020
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NOIDA: The Noida chapter of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has written to the excise commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, seeking relief for the industry that has been affected by a fresh round of restrictions because of the third wave of the pandemic.
The letter, signed by restaurateur and NRAI’s Noida chapter head Varun Khera, states the industry, which is one of the largest employers, is one of the worst affected and needs immediate help.
The NRAI has sought waiver of excise fee for the period when operations were hit because of curfews and lockdowns since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. It has suggested that restaurants should be allowed to pay the rest of the quarterly or half yearly, besides a relaxation in cutoff for the deposit from January 31 to March.
The letter states the restaurant industry has paid full excise fee from the beginning of the pandemic but hasn’t been able to run the businesses in accordance with licence conditions, especially during the second wave last year. It adds that extended night curfews were removed in October but reinstated in December. The industry, NRAI contends, has not yet recovered from the negative impact of the second wave and restrictions for the third wave had increased financial problems.
The restaurateurs underlined that the adjoining states of Delhi and Haryana had offered relief through waiver of fees for the period of restrictions, arguing the industry needed immediate intervention to survive and work towards a revival.
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