Manipur Loumee Marup urges Govt to revoke order to increase tax
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 17 2017:
The Manipur Loumee Marup urged the Government of Manipur to revoke the order to increase the tax on agricultural land .
In a press note released by the Paona Bazar-based group, it informed that the Government had announced the decision to increase the tax in an order issued on September 17, 2017 .
Stating that the new tax has affected many people in both the villages and towns in the State, the Manipur Loumee Marup expressed its disfavour on the order to increase the tax .
The Marup further elaborated on the amount in detail and said that it is an anti-people step while saying it has shown the Government is against the interest of the people .
Further it demanded that the Government should retain the previous tax and warned that it would resort to protest with help from the public.