Hotel rooms sans luxury tax for Games delegates

To support the conduct of the Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Cabinet on Monday decided to grant exemption from luxury tax for one month -- from September 16 to October 16 -- to hotel accommodation booked by the Organising Committee for delegates and technical experts.

Informing the decision, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said this exemption would apply to hotel accommodation booked by the Organising Committee for the Commonwealth Games for the delegates from the Commonwealth Games Federation, member-countries of the Commonwealth Games associations, technical experts of international sports federations and broadcasting and media right holders for the Games.

Ms. Dikshit said the decision has been taken as per the “Host City Contract” which states that the host city will make all reasonable endeavours to minimise the imposition of taxes on the import of supply and equipment required by the Commonwealth Games Federation, Commonwealth Games associations and accredited representatives.

She said the taxes here mean all taxes, duties and imports of the host country, the host State and host city.