Astrologers have arrived big time in India-They will be taxed

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Dear friends,

Taxman cometh.

With regards,

Jagmeet

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar22/i5.asp

BANGALORE, (DHNS)

Although the 2003-2004 budget proposes to tax astrologers and

astropalmists, the budget itself was presented keeping in mind the tenets

of astrology. The budget was presented at 9.30 am today to evade the evil

impact of Rahu kalam. According to sources, the budget which was

originally proposed to be presented at 11 am was advanced to 9.30 am for

this purpose.

The fortunes of astrologers, astropalmists, numerologists and

faith-healers will take a dent as the State budget has proposed to bring

them into the next tax bracket. The fortunes of online lottery centres

and lottery agents is also at stake. Chief Minister S M Krishna, who

presented the budget in the Legislative Assembly, proposed to levy a tax

of Rs 1,500 per annum on all these professionals in Bangalore and Rs

1,000 per annum elsewhere in the State.

Mr Krishna, who re-designed his official residence according to the

principles of vaastu when he took over as the Chief Minister, has not

spared the vaastu consultants, who are also proposed to be brought under

the tax net besides Feng Shui and other similar consultants.

Also proposed to be brought under the tax net are designers and

landscaping consultants, as well as yoga and reiki treatment and training

centres at a similar amount.