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Bengal govt exempts agricultural tax for 3 days

| | Nov 14, 2016, at 11:43 pm
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that her government has decided not to impose any agricultural tax on movement of trucks for next three days.


"Thousands of trucks carrying vegetables & other essential products are stuck at different state borders because they cannot pay toll tax," Banerjee tweeted.

"Waiting for 3 days. To save farmers and commoners, perishable vegetables should not be allowed to spoil ," she said.

"Bengal government has decided not to impose any agricultural tax on movement of trucks for next 3 days," the Chief Minister said.

Banerjee on Monday made the announcement at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the decision to ban Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes.
  

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