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Traders threaten to stop import of essential commodities

Business Standard India | March 25, 2012 | 7:17 pm Europe

BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar Mar 26, 2012, 00:21 IST Protesting the decision of the state government to impose VAT (value added tax) at an enhanced rate of 5 per cent on textiles and sugar, the traders in the state have threatened to stop importing…