The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) have called a one-day Bharat bandh on Friday to protest against the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime with All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA) extending its support for the bandh, according to media reports.
CAIT national president BC Bhartia and secretary-general Praveen Khandelwal had earlier this month announced the protest, calling GST the most complicated tax system globally, which brought untold misery for traders in the country.
Bhartia said, “The current system of GST has become a maze of compliances without tangible benefits to the stakeholders. The trade leaders across the country were of a unanimous view that both central and state governments have failed to respond to the problems of traders regarding the tax.”
According to him, all commercial markets across the country will remain shut with over 40,000 traders’ associations taking part in the bandh.
