| MUMBAI:
The Film and Television Producers Guild of India today expressed the hope that
Maharashtra Finance Minister Jayantrao Patil will give a positive response to
its proposals with regard to VAT and stamp duty. In
a press release, the Guild said the minister had given patient hearing to its
senior members who had been called in response to the series of meetings initiated
by the Guild with concerned officials of the government to resolve VAT & Stamp
Duty matters. Over
the past three months or so, the Guild has been in constant parleys with top ministers/bureaucrats
such as Patil, state finance secretary, sales tax officials etc. to discuss the
crucial issues of VAT and Stamp Duty which have severe repercussions on the entertainment
industry. In
this connection, a delegation from the Guild comprising luminaries from the entertainment
industry submitted representations to the state finance minister enlisting proposals,
queries and ambiguities pertaining to VAT and Stamp Duty. | 
