Visiting plastic surgeon or a lawyer? Dig deeper into your pocket now

Dr Manoj Sobti,President of IMA,voiced his opposition to covering doctors under the service tax net. He said,“This will only make the procedure more cumbersome. At least doctors should have been spared from the service tax net.”

While Jatinder Khurana,president of the Young Lawyer Association,said,“Already,lawyers help a lot the government in getting the tax returns filled and hence increase the government income. And now they have been asked to pay more taxes. This is not justified.”

While the doctors and advocates are expressing resentment,the real sufferer is the customer who will have to pay more.

Priyanka Sharma,a resident of Model Town,however justified the tax on plastic and cosmetic surgeries. “Not all go for cosmetic surgeries. They are very costly and hence all those who can afford them to enhance their beauty can very well afford little extra tax. So this way they can contribute to country’s exchequer. I don’t find any harm,” said she.

While Supriya Khanna,a resident of Club Road,said,“This will make cosmetic surgeries more costlier and hence will burn a hole in the pocket of common man.”

It will be the same in case of law services provided by law firms with the customers bearing the brunt as they will have to shell out more.