what duties does a businessman have towards Government and community
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It uses the resources of the society and depends on the society for its functioning. ... Social responsibility of business refers to all such duties and obligations of businessdirected towards the welfare of society.
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Responsibility of business towards employees is in the form of training, promotion, proper selection, fair wages, safety, health, worker's education, comfortable working conditions, participation management etc. The employees should be taken into confidence while taking decisions AFFECTING any country the government tries to preserve the community and improve its conditions. In that respect the business has to extend its co-operation to the government. If the business discharges its responsibilities the government sincerely and effectively, the government can function more efficiently. This is in the interest of the whole community and indirectly in the interest of the business. The prospects of the business depend upon the status of the community. The development of business depends upon the development of the community; hence business has got to be very particular about discharging its obligations towards the government.
The prominent responsibilities of the business towards the government can be described as follows:
To obey Laws
The laws reflect the wishes of the community, they show what the community wants the member to do and what the community wants the member to avoid. The laws control the behavior of the individuals with each other and with the community.
If business obeys laws the society can function smoothly and business can prosper only when the society is functioning smoothly but if laws are oppressive or obstructing the path of business, they can be opposed in constitutional manner. The business can take the help of constitution or the judiciary to oppose the laws and get them repealed. The Maharashtra government banned the sale of gutkha in Maharashtra state. The producers of gutkha approached the court which repealed the order of the government of Maharashtra on the ground that tobacco is in the jurisdiction of the central government.
Payment of taxes
The expenditure of a modern government is heavy and is fast increasing. The main source of income for the government is the different type of taxes imposed by it. The business pays taxes on goods produced by them, taxes on goods imported by them, taxes on own income and taxes on the incomes of the employees. The bulk of the tax revenue is collected from business. If business pays the taxes honestly and on time the government can fulfill its responsibilities efficiently. If taxes are evaded by one group, the burden of taxation increases on some other group. Non payment of a tax is a political offence and also a social dishonesty.