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BCCI for uniform tax structure

MUMBAI: A lower and uniform tax structure for independent sports federations has been mooted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Sharad Pawar, president of the BCCI and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), informed the 330 odd clubs of the MCA on Saturday that he has taken up the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

He said that he has been advised to constitute a committee comprising himself, another representative from the BCCI and the Revenue Secretary in the Finance Ministry to place a concrete proposal before the government.

The BCCI’s initiative has come following notices sent to the BCCI and some associations by the Service and Income Tax departments enquiring about the income received for staging the DLF-IPL matches.

“This was discussed at length during the last Working Committee meeting.

“I have taken up the matter at the highest level,” said Mr. Pawar.

As many as 27 member units of the BCCI, excluding the Services, Railways, All India Universities (AIU), Cricket Club of India and National Cricket Club (Kolkata), are likely to receive in excess of Rs. 15 crore each from a portion of money generated from the broadcasting rights and IPL.

The associations that staged Tests and ODIs in the 2007-08 season would receive a little more than the others.

The money that has to be disbursed to the 27 affiliated units from the broadcasting rights and IPL is estimated to be over Rs. 500 crore. — Special Correspondent

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