LBT not to be imposed hurriedly in Mumbai: Maha CM tells FAM

Asked about MNS leader Raj Thackeray's opposition to continuance of strike, FAM chairman Mohan Gurnani said the traders did not want the people to suffer, but they had to take the extreme step because of the insensitive approach of the government.

MiD DAY has obtained a letter written to the chief minister in 2009, in which Mohan Gurnani is asking the government to set up the tax regime that he is fighting so hard against today Mumbai Richa Pinto ...

Tags: Local Body Tax changes, LBT, Prithviraj Chavan, FAM, protests Mumbai: The month-long crisis in India's business capital over the proposed levy of Local Body Tax (LBT) ended on Friday after marathon discussions among the trading community ...

FAM was invited to participate in a discussion with the chief Minister on 23 May to review issues related to the new tax. Maharashtra chief minister, Prithviraj Chavan today assured the Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) that the state ...

The Federation of Associations of Maharashtra called off their strike against local body tax (LBT) on May 22, 2013 after state chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar called ...

Spice traders are having to sell dry red chilles, jaggery at a cheaper rate as quality of stored goods has deteriorated Mumbai Richa Pinto ...

Tags: LBT, Local Body Tax, traders bandh Mumbai: Retailers across Maharashtra would open their shops from Tuesday, however, wholesellers would continue to agitate against Local Body Tax (LBT) and remain closed. This was decided on Monday evening ...

No word on invoking Essential Commodities Act but to act against forced closures PUNE: The civic administration continued to remain on the defensive over the ongoing strike called by traders against the Local Body Tax ( LBT) which entered its ninth ...

BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi, who was exonerated of all charges of making hate speeches before the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, is now being accused of "brazenly subverting the entire judicial process to get his name cleared", a report by news ...