746 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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*** Levy of Cess on Coal for Bonus** Fund Purposes
@ 578. Mr. Amarendra Nath Chattopadhyaya : Will the Honourable Member for Labour please state whether it is a fact that cess will be levied on coal for creating a fund to meet the bonus to be paid to collieries ? Is it not a double tax on consumers ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The answer to the first part is that that is the intention. As regards the second point the imposition of the cess would mean in all probability a tax on consumers—but the bonus is itself for the benefit of consumers as tending to increase the production of coal which at present is insufficient for consumer’s needs.
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† Deduction from Overtime of Muslim Employees of the Government of India Press, New Delhi, for Friday Prayers
587. Seth Yusuf Abdoola Haroon (on behalf of Qazi Muhammad Ahmad Kazmi) : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state whether it is a fact that one hour is deducted from the Overtime of the Muslim employees of the Government of India Press, New Delhi, who go on Friday to offer Friday Congregation Prayers ?
(b) Is it a fact that previously no deduction was made for this one hour?
(c) Have Government considered the advisability of resuming the old practice or in the alternative to consider that one hour as a part of the casual leave or leave on average pay ?
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. II of 1944, 22nd March 1944, p. 1395.
@ Answer to this question laid on the table, the questioner being absent.
† Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. II of 1944, 22nd March 1944, pp. 1398-99.