As the AITMC claim
The heart of the dispute is taxation.The increase is described by the AITMC as "abnormal, unbearable and intolerable, which will further deteriorate the already dwindling condition of the Truckers."
The AITMC went on to say that: "More than 85% of the trucking community constitutes owners with one or two trucks who are trying to survive in the present highly inflationary and competitive environment. The Government is well aware that when the vehicles of poor truckers are seized by bank officials because of non-payment many have taken the extreme step of committing suicide.
The AITMC is also arguing that the current fees that haulers pay in road tolls is also unfair and disproportionate, arguing that by already paying a multitude of permit fees and taxes the road haulage industry has already more than paid its fair share for road construction and maintenance.
Combined with this is a great deal of anger that previous promises by the Indian government to deliver a ‘New National Permit Scheme' by the 1st of January this year, which they agreed to in February 2009 to solve a dispute with the truckers, have apparently not come close to implementation.
"Therefore, if our demands are not addressed by the Government before March 31, 2010, we will be left with no alternative but to take action from midnight of April 5, 2010."
Portions of this article were posted on the Handy Shipping Guide.
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