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Truckers' call off strike, toll tax hike frozen for a year

Written by amith
04 July 2008
The three-day old truckers' strike has been called off following an agreement between the representatives of AIMTC and the government at the marathon meeting that began on Thursday evening and lasting for ten hours.The three-day-old truckers' strike has been called off following an agreement between the transporters and the government after marathon negotiations that lasted for about ten hours. The truckers have been demanding roll-back of hike in toll tax, honouring of service tax agreement of 2004, and availability of non-branded diesel and removal of speed governors on highways."All our issues on service tax have been resolved and the provisions of agreement reached in 2004 will be honoured," All India Motor Transport Congress president Charan Singh Lohara told reporters here after the meeting. "Toll rates applicable prior to December 2007 will be applied henceforth and there will be no increase in toll for a period of one year on government-funded 770 km national highway stretches," Transport Secretary Brahm Dutt said.Emerging from the meeting Finance and Revenue Secretary P V Bhide said the service tax agreement of 2004 would be followed. The truckers had stopped service since July 2 midnight and held a series of meetings with government officials. The strike by called by AIMTC, apex body of transporters that claims to represent nearly 4.8 million truck and two million tempo operators, had crippled goods movement in various parts of the country. ! User reviews There are no user reviews for this item. To write a review please register or login.