Vodafone tanks 11% on AGR case


Published On: Thursday, June 11, 2020 | By:

Vodafone tanks 11% on AGR case

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed telecom companies to file a reply on the roadmap and timeline of payment of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues and securities they can provide as a guarantee. The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) issue until June 18. The apex court's order came on telecoms' plea that they are allowed to spread the payment of their dues over 20 years or less. Vodafone Idea submitted before the court that dues are huge and the firm would not be able to file the affidavit in 3-4 days. The telco said it does not even have enough money to pay salaries to employees and meet expenses. The company also expressed its inability to give any bank guarantee of Rs 50,000 crore at this point. Vodafone Idea tells Supreme Court that the best reassurance is that licence, the spectrum can be cancelled if we don’t pay.As per the government’s calculation, Vodafone Idea owes Rs 53,000 crore, that includes interests and penalties for non-payment.

So far, the company has paid Rs 6,900 crore. As per DoT, it still has to pay Rs 46,100 crore

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