Jammu traders demand abolishing state toll tax at Lakhanpur

Traders in winter capital Jammu on Saturday demanded that the toll tax collected by Jammu and Kashmir government at Lakhanpur entry point into the state be abolished.

In a statement issued today the traders federation warehouseJammu said the collection of toll tax at Lakhanpur in Kathua district on goodsentering the state defeats the very purpose of ‘one nation, one tax’ after theimplementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the country.

   

The statement said the collection of Rs 800 to 900 crore inthe name of state toll tax at Lakhanpur toll plaza annually is ultimately to beborne by the common man as this results in unavoidable hike in prices of tradegoods.The traders said the special status granted tothe state should have been used for the welfare of the people and not forcollecting taxes under the pretext of state toll tax.

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