Is increased service tax on hotels justified?

Question

Is increased service tax on hotels justified?

Answer 1

yes coz of pple use hotels for their luxury only in case of normal life it is not right

Answer 2

not at all

Answer 3

The concept of levying service tax in Indian scenerio is rather new ( a few years old, baby of our esteemed PM when he was FM of India). Its levey on hotels inviting arguments for and against both. The govenment is sitting cosy with the amount of collection from hotels under this head and justifying its levy for the same reason. Hotels generally considered a luxury and business matter, and with the growth chart, perhaps the concerned industry people are not against its levy in the open.