The Indian Express 22.03.2013
Market Yard traders to down shutters from March 25.
Not happy with the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) decision to
go ahead with the introduction of the Local Body Tax (LBT), the Pune
Merchants Chamber has decided to go on an indefinite market closure
from March 25.
In a statement issued on Thursday, president of the chamber Ajit
Sethiya said that the new tax regime is being opposed by them on account
of the complexities in the law and the uncertainty about the way it
would be implemented. “All shops and establishments in Market Yard will
be closed,” he said.
The chamber has been vociferous in their protest against LBT and
has said they would soon file a public interest litigation in the Bombay
High Court against the move.
