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Manufacturers and retailers to strike in the Punjab

13/09/2012

Shoe manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in India’s Punjab region will go on strike tomorrow, September 14, in protest at the government raising VAT on footwear. At a press conference, the Shoe Merchants Association of Punjab said the rate had been raised from 5.5% on non-leather and 12.5% on leather items to 6% on all footwear up to Rs 250...

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