Local Body Tax

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  This Friday, Producers Won't Release Tamil Films Over Tax Demand

  The Tamil Film Producers Council has said it will not release Tamil movies starting Friday in protest against the levy of 10 per cent local body tax. They said the local body tax puts a strain on their finances as they are already paying 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax on films

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  Maharashtra Budget: Local Body Tax to go from August 1; Sops for Farmers, Women

  Keeping up its poll promise, the BJP-Shiv Sena Government in Maharashtra today proposed to scrap the Local Body Tax (LBT) from August 1 in its maiden Budget that largely spared the common man of harsh imposts while announcing a slew of measures for farmers, women and students.

• Maharashtra traders to observe two-day bandh against local body tax from July 15

  In a bid to mount pressure on the government over imposition of local body tax (LBT); all trade organisations across Maharashtra have decided to observe a two-day statewide bandh from July 15.

• Local Body Tax not to be imposed hurriedly in Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday assured the Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) that the state government would not impose the Local Body Tax (LBT) in Mumbai in a hurry.

• Stir against Local Body Tax to continue, says traders association

  Even as a section of traders in Maharashtra have agreed to call off their prolonged agitation against the Local Body Tax (LBT), Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) on Tuesday said the protest would continue till the government announces abolition of the new tax.

• Maharashtra traders agree to call off protest after meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan

  Section of traders in Maharashtra on Monday night agreed to call off their prolonged agitation protest against the Local Body Tax (LBT) after a meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai.

• Wholesalers to continue strike against local body tax

  Wholesalers in the city would continue to observe bandh against the local body tax (LBT) even as associations representing retailers called off their strike on Saturday.

• Local Body Tax: NCP demands Maharashtra Chief Minister to address traders concern

  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday said it was not against the imposition of Local Body Tax but wanted Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to address the concerns of trading community, which is strongly opposing it.

• Local body tax issue: National traders body seeks Centre's intervention

  The Confederation of All-India Traders (CAIT) on Wednesday said traders from Maharashtra and other states will stage protests in New Delhi if immediate steps are not taken to resolve the local body tax (LBT) issue.